J'ouvet means (I think) break of day. Someone who knows French might be able to say for sure. J'ouvet is the official opening of Carnival. It starts at 4am and is in many ways the most traditional "mas." ("mas" as in masquerade) The steelbands go out and as far as I know there are not supposed to be any DJ trucks. Revellers will tend towards the wilder side, a lot of "devil mas" and blue and black paint, or even mud are used. It's common to find yourself covered or smeared with paint, mud, oil or, something I think is new and very creative, chocolate. I confess, that by staying on the steelband float and playing the whole time, I avoid the mud thing. However that isn't always the case.
Notice the picture of Dylan, 13 years old, playing pan next to me who smelled of chocolate.
Also some pics of a large crowd of blue paint and some mud revelers.
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