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“I would rather get up and do the carnival than a problem set any day,” said Gouinlock, adding that she wanted to pursue a career in event planning following her year working in University Hall.
The teams traveled to Middlebury, Vt., to compete against 16 other schools in the final winter carnival of the year.
As the various bands wind through the streets of Port-of-Spain, the masqueraders pass in front of stages to be judged. It becomes easy to forget that anything other than Carnival ever took place here. Trinis are a very proud lot and both they and Brazilians claim to have...
Carnival here has its roots in the 18th century, begun by slaves who would dress in costumes to mock their French and Spanish masters during their own pre-lenten festivities. The British colonial administrators, however, were not amused by the mockery and tried to shut down the practice. Riots resulted...
Actually, this takes place for more than just two days. Trinidadians begin to prepare for the event right after Christmas, and the fetes, or pre-Carnival parties, go on nightly for weeks before the actual event. Still, not everyone in the country is a fan of the event. The Trinidad...