03-23-2008, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MD11F
Jan 1 New Years Day
Jan 21 Errol Barrow Day
Mar 21 Good Friday
Mar 24 Easter Monday
Apr 28 National Heroes Day
May 1 Labour Day
May 12 Whit Monday
Aug 1 Emancipation Day
Aug 4 Kadooment Day
Nov 30 Independence Day
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 26 Boxing Day
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Kadooment Day intrigued me, so I looked it up.
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Crop Over, a five-week summer festival, is Barbados' most popular and colourful festival. It's origins can be traced back to the 1780's, a time when Barbados was the world's largest producer of sugar. At the end of the sugar season, there was always a huge celebration to mark the culmination of another successful sugar cane harvest - the Crop Over celebration.
As the sugar industry in Barbados declined, so too did the Crop Over festival and in the 1940's the festival was terminated completely. However, the festival was revived in 1974 and other elements of Barbadian culture were infused to make the extravaganza that exists today ..... an event that attracts thousands of people from across the globe.
The grande finale is the Grand Kadooment! This carnival parade features large bands with members dressed in elaborate costumes to depict various themes. Designers compete for the coveted Designer of the Year prize while the revelers seem more intent on having a good time! The revelers make their way from the National Stadium to Spring Garden accompanied by the pulsating rythym of calypso music. When they reach Spring Garden, the party continues with more fantastic music, lots of food and drink and, for some, a quick swim at the nearby beach. A grand end to a grand festival.
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