Wednesday, February 28

Carnival Tuesday, masquerade

On Carnival Tuesday I was awoken at 6am by convoys of large trucks going by. They were the DJ trucks and support trucks (bathrooms, bars, etc) of the large "mas" bands for the day. Tuesday morning begins the big day for the modern large "mas" bands. These are the ones that include the most "bikinis and beads" such as is popular in Brazil Carnival. This is big business and attracts tourists and Trinis alike. Though I'm told there was more of the traditional "mas" themes this year (indians, sailors, devils, etc.) there is also the concern that the old traditions are dying out.
There are a lot of pictures so I'm spreding them out over a few posts

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Keep em comimgDOD