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Kambule, one of the largest Carnival street festivals in Trinidad and Tobago. Happens every Friday morning before Carnival Monday and Tuesday.

17 Apr Kambule – Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago is saved

Posted at 11:30h in Caribbean Travel, Exotic Vacations, Last Minute, Local Festivals by Melting Pot 16 Comments

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Like many other peoples, Africans conceive the world is seen as an interlocking network of spiritual forces. The word obeah comes from the Igbo peoples of Nigeria, where it is spelled obia or abia and means ‘knowledge of manipulating supernatural forces...

Lady in Candlelight procession, kambule, Carnival, Trinidad

17 Mar Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago – Resistance and revelry

Posted at 11:37h in Caribbean Travel, Exotic Vacations, Holidays, Local Festivals by Melting Pot 24 Comments

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The call of the conch shell breaks the quiet of early morning, in the time when sleep moves into its deepest state. Wearily but quickly, they gather and move in procession to put out the burning canes. In their hands...