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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.
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).
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 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 ...
Source: [1] 1 January – New Year's Day; 3–4 March – Carnival 30 March – Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day 31 March – Eid al-Fitr 18 April – Good Friday 21 April – Easter Monday
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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.
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. [8] [9] [10] These immigrants included French planters and 'free coloureds' (free people of mixed race), [11] [9] [12] as well as enslaved Africans.