It's a Caribbean Thing

Many people know about Brazil's Carnivale, a few celebrate Mardi Gras in Nawlins but when it comes to partying till the sun comes up and dancing in the streets? It's a caribbean thing!! Every year in the beginning of summer Jamaica, Dominica, Trinidad & Tobago, Virgin Islands and plenty more celebrate Carnival. Not only that but we bring it to the countries where we live and thus DC, New York, Toronto and Atlanta all have their own Carnivals. There are parades and mountains of food, dancing plus music for days. Even though Soca music rules the roost, there is plenty of dancehall, reggae, reggaeton and more to go around. If you don't like fun and good vibes.....don't come to carnival!!! My favorite part is usually the food...there is always plenty and I get to eat food that is common to most islands like plantains and food that is a little more "Jamaican" like ackee (a fruit that looks like scrammbled eggs when cooked but has a little bit of a blander flavor) and saltfish. This all is washed down with copious amounts of Coconut Water or Rum Punch...which if it is done right....will knock your lights out. Sometimes I feel I have neglected my heritage especially now that I no longer live under my parents roof but going to events like Carnival helps me keep those bonds alive. So as I lay in bed trying to encourage my liver and feet into recovery mode...all I have left to say is "Everybody come down...its Baccanahial...its Carnival"!!! Until next post....laters.

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