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J'ouvert (/ dʒ uː ˈ v eɪ / joo-VAY) (also Jour ouvert, Jouvay, or Jouvé) [1] [2] [3] is a traditional Carnival celebration in many countries throughout the Caribbean. The parade is believed to have its foundation in Trinidad & Tobago, with roots steeped in French Afro-Creole traditions such as Canboulay.
Queen's Royal College in 2009 Queen's Park Savannah. The Magnificent Seven is a group of seven mansions located west of the Queen's Park Savannah in northern Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago [1] on Maraval Road in the St Clair neighborhood.
Mount Saint Benedict Abbey was established in 1912 on 240 acres of land approximately 4300 feet above sea level, purchased by Dom Mayeul De Caigny, a Brazilian Benedictine monk from Trinidad and Andrew Gomez.
Agitania: carries a key to open the gates of hell [21] Marker: carries a flag to direct the band [21] Axe Man: carries an axe [21] Bell Man: carries a bell [21] Scale Man: carries a scale [21] Beasts: King Beast: The leader of the beasts; Stray Beast: The costume for the stray beast would be just as elaborate as that of the king. [21]
Port of Spain, officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago.With a municipal population of 49,867 (2017), [2] an urban population of 81,142 and a transient daily population of 250,000, [5] it is Trinidad and Tobago's third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando.
Chacachacare is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, located at 10° 41' north latitude and 61° 45' west longitude. The island is 360 hectares (900 acres) in area. It is one of the Bocas Islands, which lie in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth) between Trinidad and Venezuela. Chacachacare is the westernmost of the Bocas Islands ...
The day after the event, Caribbean Cultural Committee director John Cayonne told the Star that festival organizers "who worked at least 15 to 17 hours a day, were not allowed to go onto the ferry ahead of crowds, even though they had identification. There's a strong possibility we won't have Caribana '71 on the island."
The Little Carib Theatre (LCT) was established in Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1947 by Beryl McBurnie (1913–2000) "to showcase the vibrant and rich culture of the Trinbagonian people". [1] The first permanent folk-dance company and theatre in Trinidad, it has been described as "the mecca of West Indian folk dance". [2]