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  2. Public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago - Wikipedia

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    The table shows a list of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival dates from 2009 to 2020. [2] Calendar year ... This page was last edited on 30 September 2024, at 04:13 (UTC).

  3. Trinidad and Tobago Carnival - Wikipedia

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    The annual Carnival in Trinidad dates back to the 1780s, when an influx of immigrants from the French West Indies emigrated to Trinidad in response to the Cédula de Población. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] These immigrants included French planters and 'free coloureds' (free people of mixed race), [ 13 ] [ 11 ] [ 14 ] as well as enslaved Africans.

  4. List of Caribbean carnivals around the world - Wikipedia

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    Trinidad and Tobago. TrinidadCarnival, February, Ash Wednesday [45] TobagoTobago Carnival, October, Ash Wednesday [46] Turks and Caicos Islands — Junkanoo Jump Up, in January; United Kingdom – Leeds and London, late August. United States Virgin Islands. Saint Croix — Crucian Carnival, late December/early January Three King's Day ...

  5. J'ouvert - Wikipedia

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    J'ouvert (/ dʒ uː ˈ v eɪ / joo-VAY) (also Jour ouvert, Jouvay, or Jouvé) [1] [2] [3] is a traditional Carnival celebration in many countries throughout the Caribbean. The parade is believed to have its foundation in Trinidad & Tobago, with roots steeped in French Afro-Creole traditions such as Canboulay.

  6. Carnival Road March - Wikipedia

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    The Carnival Road March is the musical composition played most often at the "judging points" along the parade route during a Caribbean Carnival. Originating as part of the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, the term has been applied to other Caribbean carnivals. There it was and is still viewed as a musical genre.

  7. List of schools in Trinidad and Tobago - Wikipedia

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    The country of Trinidad and Tobago has a high literacy rate, thanks in part to public education being free from ages 5 to 18 and compulsory from the ages of five to sixteen. In addition to public education, there are many faith-based schools and other educational institutions that are either partially funded and thus charge some tuition, or are ...

  8. 2024 in Trinidad and Tobago - Wikipedia

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    17 January – Three people are killed and five others injured during a mass shooting against a group of men outdoors in Morvant. [1]7 February – The barge MV Gulfstream capsizes off the coast of Tobago, producing an oil spill that affects 15 kilometers of the island's coastline [2] and prompting the declaration of a national emergency.

  9. Education in Trinidad and Tobago - Wikipedia

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    Trinidad and Tobago offers free tertiary education to citizens up to the undergraduate level at accredited public and select private institutions. Both the Government and the private sector also provide financial assistance in the form of academic scholarships to gifted or needy students for study at local, regional or international universities.