Junkanoo Vibe
by Hugh Smith
Title
Junkanoo Vibe
Artist
Hugh Smith
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
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Legend has it that you haven't needed an excuse to party in The Bahamas for well over 500 years. But ask folks here at the top of the Caribbean how The Bahamas Junkanoo Tradition got started and they'll all tell you a different story; with many believing it was established by John Canoe, a legendary West African Prince, who outwitted the English and became a local hero; and others suspecting it comes from the French �gens inconnus,� which translates as 'unknown' or 'masked people'.
Man playing a trumpet for the Junkanoo festivities in The Bahamas
The most popular belief, however, is that it developed from the days of slavery. The influx of Loyalists in the late 18th Century brought many enslaved people who were given three days off at Christmas, which they celebrated by singing and dancing in colourful masks, travelling from house to house, often on stilts. Junkanoo nearly vanished after slavery was abolished but the revival of the festival in The Bahamas now provides entertainment for many thousands.
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August 2nd, 2017
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