After centuries of practice, today’s cultural extravaganzas have become the most entertaining street carnivals of not only The Bahamas but also the world at large.
With the costumes, dance, and music inspired by a different theme each time, preparations for the Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and summertime Junkanoo literally take months and bring together men and women from all different walks of life.
Junkanoo evolvedย from the days of slavery. Loyalists who migrated to The Bahamas in the late 18th Century brought theirย African slaves with them. The slavesย were given three days off during theย Christmas season, which they used to celebrateย by singing and dancing in colorful masks, travelling from house to house, often on stilts. Junkanoo nearly vanished after slavery was
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