From dazzling costumes to exuberant parties, Trinidad's carnival is often dubbed "the greatest show ... collecting unused ...

In Trinidad and Tobago, considered the originator of Caribbean Carnival as we know it ... introduced the masquerade tradition, as they did with Mardi Gras in Louisiana. Enslaved Africans began ...

During Carnival season, participants masquerade to highlight the historical ... be a limping trickster parading around with a whip. In Trinidad he’s sometimes a blue devil mocked and beaten ...

This island, often celebrated for its natural beauty and culture, hosts one of world's most famous and exuberant Carnivals in the world.

How deep are the influences? While the Canboulay and Jouvert are in close relationship to the European and African people in Trinidad, Carnival and masquerade in particular continue traditions of ...

The Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, also known as the ‘mother ... excluded from the masquerade balls and festivities of the white plantation owners, created their own parallel celebrations with ...