junkanoo festival

Nassau, Bahamas

26 Dec 2024

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26 Dec 2024

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About junkanoo festival

The beautiful country of Bahamas have got a colourful way of celebrating the new year- the Bahamas Junkanoo Festival. It marks the end of the current year and welcomes the ensuing one in a very grand and festive manner in the capital of Bahamas- Nassau. As for a traveller, the Junkanoo Festival is a never before opportunity to get a close view of the Bahamian culture and life style of the locals. During the proceedings people arranged in groups of 1000 or more take out a procession along the streets of Nassau. Following a particular theme, these people groove to the sound created by the horns and cow bells. The unavailability of any authentic historical background to this festival makes it more intriguing and interesting. Even though, it can be confused with Mardi Gras of New Orleans and the famous Rio de Janeiro's Carnival of Brazil, the Bahamas Junkanoo Festival has its own flavour and identity that distinguishes it from the rest. You will find performers dressed in fancy clothes made of crinkled paper that is carefully glued to fabric, wood or cardboard. These dresses are very colourful and comes in the form of a skirt, shoulder wear and a head piece. Apart from the cheers and sounds of the spectators and the cow bells, the traditional Bahamian music also comes to the fore in an artistic way. You have to shake a leg with the beats of the goombay drums, copper bells and mouth whistles that comes floating in the air and rules the complete atmosphere.

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