Right now they are celebrating Carnival in Haiti. It is a BIG deal! From my research (thanks Google) I found out a few things about Carnival in Haiti.
- One website refers to Carnival in Haiti as "The biggest party EVER."
- Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are all about indulging oneself in food, drink, music...etc before Lent which begins on Ash Wednesday and goes through Easter.
- In Haiti, shortly after New Years the radio stations begin broadcasting "Meringue Carnavalesque" which is carnival themed music.
- There is dancing in the streets, masked balls, parades with elaborate floats, seductive dancing...etc - all the really really good stuff.
- According to another website the slaves in Haiti were not allowed to celebrate Carnival the way the slave masters were. After the Independence in 1804 the slaves took advantage of their freedom and went all out for Carnival.
From what I understand during this time it is complete chaos and debauchery in Haiti. It's the biggest party in the world - so why am I sitting here typing about it?!
3 comments:
CHEERS!! I didn't relize that Carnival was that big of a thing in Haiti, I knew that everywhere else fat tuesday is HUGE(LOL)!! But I thought they all went home and like did a small celebration! Anyways Thanks for that info Kristi!!
Wow-You and google have been very busy lately. Thanks for sharing :)
You are 100% correct. Carnival was starting during our last trip to visit Jessica and Nathan! Huge parade, LOUD music, dancing, gyration, libations, and just general chaos. It was a blast (watching it from the balcony of the hotel). We have pictures that maybe Lori can post.
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