A masquerader perspective on the carnival experience
New year, new year me but with more money! Happy New Year everyone. I trust that most of you made it through to 2023 in good spirits and you feel encouraged. I started preparing for 2023 in October of 2022. I decluttered, got my financial plans together and journaled/read my way into my glow-up for […]
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I am sure feelings toward 2022 are mixed but one thing for sure, hella carnivals came back this year. Let’s recap January They say how you start can determine how you finish but that is untrue in this context. I opened my New Year in Jamaica, still under curfew with limited “public” party options yet […]
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Hi Carnivalists, If you are in the purchasing stage of your carnival planning, then you have entered what I consider the ‘fun stage’. You have likely purchased your flight (okay maybe lol), you put a down payment on your lodging accommodations and you are avidly working toward paying down your carnival costume. Now it’s time […]
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Dominica’s Carnival better known as Mas Dominik is a month long celebration with calypso competitions, pageantry, folklore characters and bouyon. Self proclaimed ‘The Real Mas‘, the island embraces its traditional carnival elements. Mas Dominik brings together African and French traditions and attracts revelers from far and wide to witness a dazzling display of social solidarity […]
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This Miami Carnival 2022 experience marks one year since Caribbean Carnivals returned after the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic devastated the entertainment industry. After attending several carnivals throughout the summer, Miami was the sweet ending to the season. My Miami carnival trip was extremely short. I landed on Friday morning, checked into Hotel Indigo in Brickell, and made […]
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Hi Carnivalists, It’s been a few weeks since the Antigua Carnival festivities have ended so let’s get into this recap. Land of 365 beaches, Antigua hosts a thirteen day festival of colorful costumes, music and revelry every summer. Often described as the Caribbean’s Greatest Summer Festival, Antigua comes alive during the last week of July, […]
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Known for her mountainous terrain and romantic excursions, St. Lucia also has an additional gem – carnival. Occurring in the peak of summer, carnival bands host a fun-filled-two day street parade of vibrant carnival costumes, joyous revelry, DJs and live bands. Like others, Xuvo Carnival was set to dazzle patrons for their secondary carnival presentation […]
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Carnival in Jamaica has been the most impacted carnival product due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the world shut down in March 2020, carnival in Jamaica was a mere four weeks away from happening. That means, costumes were already produced, cups were ordered and staff secured to host this carnival experience. By April 2020 the […]
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Hi Carnivalists, Let’s talk about carnival in Bermuda! I had such a fun time so let’s not delay and get into this recap. Checkout my Bermuda Highlights here Bermuda is an archipelago consisting of 181 islands just northwest of North Carolina. Despite not being geographically in the Caribbean, some aspects of Bermudian culture align and […]
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Hi Carnivalists, Nature is absolutely healing as carnivals have been coming back and being announced with a vengeance; I personally plan to attend a few. Atlanta Carnival kicked off my carnival season, as their carnival took place on Memorial Weekend so it was pretty easy to attend. I chose a band, as I’d heard We […]
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