{"id":3892,"date":"2010-02-10T11:15:12","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T17:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=3892"},"modified":"2010-02-26T12:39:14","modified_gmt":"2010-02-26T18:39:14","slug":"carnival-in-the-caribees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/commentary\/carnival-in-the-caribees\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival in the Caribees"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3893\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/CARNIVAL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3893\" title=\"CARNIVAL\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/CARNIVAL-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/CARNIVAL-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/CARNIVAL.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene from Dominica&#39;s carnival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A million and more words have been written about the festival season of Carnival, so bringing something new to the page could be tricky, but sometimes the brevity of space and a straight to the point type of style can enlighten a few of the wondrous blog readers out there who have never been to a street party.<\/p>\n<p>Carnival literally means \u2018farewell to the flesh\u2019 but the origin of the word is still disputed. Some believe it comes from the Latin carrus navalis (\u201cship cart\u201d) or a float in a religious parade. Others proffer that it comes from the Italian carne levare or similar, meaning to \u201cremove meat\u201d as meat is prohibited through Lent. If the event is linked to a church belief or gathering the scheduled time of the year is pre-Lenten, usually through February and March leading up to Ash Wednesday. But there are other times within the year that are used as a landmark, such as the completion of a local harvest or a centuries old paganish rite that has been revived for the sake of a community knees-up that may lighten up a gloomy winter time in the more northern countries.<\/p>\n<p>When Carnival is mentioned globally, people invariably think of the excitement, colour and party hi-jinx that is Mardi Gras \u2013 known as Shrove Tuesday in some Catholic countries, or the last day of a carnival \u2013 taking place in Rio, New Orleans and Trinidad &amp; Tobago.\u00a0 Indeed, these are in the big league when it comes to a \u2018money no object\u2019 mix of glitz and spectacle that takes over the respective day to day happenings for at least three weeks, sometimes a month.<\/p>\n<p>In the Caribbean particularly, the Trinidad Carnival is acknowledged as the place to be if you\u2019re a serious West Indian performer or pageant queen as the exposure and rewards are enormous. Carnival follows a well thought out and traditional programme here as it does in other regional islands, with the main shows like Carnival Queen, \u2018Dimanche Gras\u2019 \u2013 the Calypso Monarch and the Last Lap parades all taking place on the days leading up to Ash Wednesday. This is also the top venue for leading steel bands (pan music) and you can honestly say that you\u2019re on top of the world if your group takes first place in the Trini National Panoramic competition.<\/p>\n<p>Two regional islands I can think of that have carnivals but are not religiously based would be Antigua and Barbados. The Antiguan Carnival is a celebration of music and dance held annually from the last week in July to the first Tuesday in August; similarly Barbados\u2019 festival is referred to as Crop Over and both events are pointed at the tourist market, as this part of the year is the main vacational period for North American and European families.<\/p>\n<p>Everybody, irrespective of competition wants to be seen in costume, affectionately known as mas and groups of one hundred to five hundred following their favourite band or Hi-Fi are not uncommon. Pre-carnival is a flurry of action behind the scenes at the various mas camps, many seamstresses and designers ensure that the eagerly awaited event will be as innovative and colourful \u2013 even rather sexy, shall we say \u2013 as common sense allows.<\/p>\n<p>For those with a sense for social devilment or innocent mischief, whatever, Carnival Monday can\u2019t come soon enough. This spectacle starts before dawn on the Monday before Ash Wednesday and is known as J\u2019ouvert or \u2018Dirty Mas\u2019. It also means \u2018opening of the day\u2019 \u2013 this is where revellers dress up in old clothes and cover themselves \u2013 and you most likely \u2013 in blue paint (Antigua)and other\u00a0 odd cocktails (everywhere). The live music pulsating from an array of mighty speakers atop trucks festooned in bunting and sponsorship web-site addresses, more often than not letting you know that corporate land has underwritten the very equipment and operatives you\u2019re looking at.<\/p>\n<p>If you survive this amazing alcohol squeeze and mega decibels on the street, then Last Lap on Tuesday is a pussycat. On this day full costume is worn plus make-up and body paints\/ adornments and each group tries to portray its theme with a greater panache than the other. Eventually, the whole parade meets in the island\u2019s National Stadium for a judging ceremony. Also on this day the Road March King or Queen is crowned. This honour goes to the singer of the most played song of the past two days. He or she is proclaimed winner as well as receiving a cash prize and usually a new vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>So, some may say that Carnival is not for the faint hearted, but if it\u2019s for you make sure your camera\u2019s working and your batteries are charged, you won\u2019t regret it!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Laurie Stevens<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Real Estate Agent<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>www.acecaribbeanrealestate.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of the management and staff of Dominica News Online and its parent company.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><input id=\"gwProxy\" type=\"hidden\" \/> <input id=\"jsProxy\" onclick=\"jsCall();\" type=\"hidden\" \/> <input id=\"gwProxy\" type=\"hidden\" \/> <input id=\"jsProxy\" onclick=\"jsCall();\" type=\"hidden\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A million and more words have been written about the festival season of Carnival, so bringing something new to the page could be tricky, but sometimes the brevity of space and a straight to the point type of style can&#8230;","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":3893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commentary"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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