Carnival history in trinidad and tobago
Carnival history in trinidad and tobago
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Trinidad and Tobago Carnival
Annual event held in Trinidad and Tobago
The Trinidad and Tobago Carnival is an annual event held on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday in Trinidad and Tobago.[1] This event is well known for participants' colorful costumes and exuberant celebrations.
There are numerous cultural events such as "band launch" fetes running in the lead up to the street parade on Carnival Monday and Tuesday.[2][3][4] Traditionally, the festival is associated with calypso music, developed by enslaved West and Central Africans in 17th century Trinidad;[5][6] however, Soca music has begun to replace calypso as the more popular musical genre for Carnival.[1]Costume (sometimes called "mas"), stick-fighting, limbo, and steelpan competitions are important components of the festival.[7][8][9]
Carnival, as it is celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago, has spread to many othe