Through the photo above you can observe that carnival was a cheerful event and was decorated with people in phenomenal costumes in all shapes and sizes |
The Caribbean's carnivals have several common themes, many originating from Trinidad and Tobago Carnival ,based on folklore, culture, religion, and tradition (thus relating to the European use of the word, not amusement rides, as the word "carnival" is often used to mean in American English. Caribbean Carnival tradition is based on a number of disciplines including: "Playing Mas"/masquerade; calypso music and crowning a Calypso King or Monarch; Panorama (steel band competition). In the Caribbean the official start of carnival is before dawn on the Monday preceding Lent known as J'Ouvert. However in America J'Ouvert is usually the morning before the street carnival takes place ,in Dorchester on Blue Hill Ave. The Caribbean American Carnival Association of Boston began in 1973 in the city of Boston and has lasted for 40 years planning and organizing the 2nd largest outdoor event in the Boston area. |