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Trinidad's carnival has roots that stretch back to Europe but has been strongly influenced by the African culture of the former slaves. Various other events in Trinidad's history have influenced the development of the modern carnival. For information on the historical significance of various aspects of Trinidad Carnival or Carnival Characters, click on the specific subject.

 

Fancy Indians

Midnight Robber

Moko-Jumbie

Sailor Mas

Sailors Ashore

Pretty Devils

Devil Mas

162 Years of Mas

Starting the Mas - the time of Jouvert

The Status of Wirebending

The Roots of Carnival

Trinidad Carnival: Afri-Caribbean Resistance

From Drums to Tamboo Bamboo to Sweet Steel

Ancient Influences on Carnival

Carnival in Trinidad - Evolution and Symbolic Meaning

The Mas Playing Priest

The Birth of High Mas

Calypso Evolution

Dimanche Gras

 

 

 

 

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