Thursday 9 July 2015

After Carnival Cool Down

Cool down at Maracas beach Ash Wednesday


Relax on the beach with your friends and enjoy a bake and shark with a beastly cold local beer to cool down on Ash Wednesday………..

Carnival Monday and Tuesday

Carnival Monday and Tuesday…the greatest show on earth


The costumes worn by masqueraders on Carnival Monday and Tuesday, these costumes can be simple or elaborate in design. Originating in Trinidad and Tobago, calypso music or kaiso is characterized by social or political commentary and/or satirical lyrics sung to ballad style rhythms.



All excited ……..Waiting to go on Stage carnival Tuesday this is the highlight for most masqueraders on Tuesday.

Jouvert in TnT

Jouvet - the official start of the carnival celebration 4am Monday morning

It is the beginning, the dawn of Trinidad Carnival in several ways. Jouvay, a distortion of the original French meaning, opening of the day, has its roots in the very earliest celebrations after emancipation
Jouvert is the very soul of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. In the words of 3 Canal, a popular Rapso group, "Ah love it, ah love it, ah love meh Carnival". There is something about this celebration that is pagan, primal and exciting. It's always a thrill to play dutty mas in Port-of-Spain.


KIDDIES CARNIVAL


KIDDIES ..........THERE IS ALSO A DAY SCHEDULED FOR THE KIDS TO ENJOY CARNIVAL, THIS USUALLY STARTS TAKING PLACE 2 WEEKS BEFORE CARNIVAL

Wednesday 8 July 2015

CARNIVAL




CARNIVAL
An explosion of colour, music, revelry, and creativity, Trinidad's Carnival has spawned similar celebrations around the world; but nothing on earth can rival the abandon, euphoria and stunning spectacle of our festival
The word Carnival is made up of two Latin words, carne, meaning flesh and vale, meaning farewell. In the Catholic calendar carne vale, farewell to flesh, is a feast celebrated on the Sunday (Dimanche Gras), Monday (Lundi Gras) and Tuesday (Mardi Gras) before Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning of Lent and fasting.
The Caribbean Carnival consists of masquerade, dance, music and song. It is unique as a festival as it incorporates the fine arts, street theatre, artistic and musical social organisation, spectator participation, political commentary, spectacle and fantasy.

TnT Carnival 2016
Carnival is celebrated every year in TnT and it gets better year after year, 2016 will be no exception!

PLAN AHEAD ........CARNIVAL 2016 IS COMING EARLY NEXT YEAR, HERE ARE SOME OF THE OFFICIAL EVENTS TAKING PLACE 



Also, as part of your early preparations, accommodations are most important. So if you are looking, my recommendation would be to check out our Hilton as well as the Hyatt, as they are in close proximity to POS and environs where the parade of the bands are. Also easy access to most of the 'fetes' leading up to Carnival Monday and Tuesday