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Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad — Carnival, February, Ash Wednesday [45] Tobago — Tobago 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 ...
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.
Date English Name Remarks 1 January New Year's Day: The celebration of the first day of the Gregorian Calendar. Variable Good Friday: Christian day marking the death of Jesus Christ. Variable Easter Monday: When holidays fall on a Sunday, the Monday is given as a public holiday.
3–4 March – Carnival; 30 March – Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day; 31 March – Eid al-Fitr; 18 April – Good Friday; 21 April – Easter Monday; 30 May – Indian Arrival Day; 19 June – Corpus Christi; 20 June – Labour Day; 1 August – Emancipation Day; 31 August – Independence Day; 24 September - Republic Day; 20 October ...
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.
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.
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