St. James Carnival 2023
Carnival will come early in St. James as Traditional Carnival characters take over St. James.
Characters
like Baby Dolls, Perriot Gerenades, Bats, Devil Mas, Fancy Indians, Fancy Sailors.
Jab Jabs, Dame Lorraines, Minstrels, Clowns, Moko Jumbies and many more will
converge at the St. James Amphitheatre & Park, Western Main Road, St.
James, as the St. James Social And
Cultural Committee in collaboration with the National Carnival Commission
Regional Carnival stages its Traditional Ole Time Competition.
In
addition to the above, there will be more than fifteen (15) categories open to
both junior and senior masqueraders.
The
event, almost twenty five (25) years since its inception, is carded for
Wednesday February 08, starting time 7:00 pm. Admission is free.
Open
to school children, individuals and groups, the Carnival staple brings the
historical element of the Festival to the fore.
Registration
for both adults and children is free and can be done at either at Crosby’s St.
James, or calling 784 -0220 .
Once
again, Chairman of the Committee, Anthony Alleng, is appealing to corporate
Trinidad & Tobago to support the venture and get more involved to ensure
continuity.
He
noted that Traditional mas will die without sponsorship.
In
spite of the response, Alleng is determined to continue this tradition and is
quite optimistic for its future.
On
a more positive note, he pointed out that there has been an increase in participation
by school children, a category he introducd almost a decade ago.
“Stakeholders
must do better and work harder to keep T&T’s culture alive because it is
tradition.” he ended.
From the news desk of the St. James Social & Cultural Committee
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