Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago is one of grandeur, color, revelry, rhythm, and gaiety. Evolving over the past two centuries from an elegant, exclusive affair to a truly all-inclusive national festival, it is by far the most spectacular event on the nation’s calendar. Although a major part of the Trinidad Carnival mystique lies in its unique ability to bring people of diverse backgrounds together in harmonious circumstances, the festival was not born to such noble pursuits.
From the inception of street parades in 1839 and for more than 100 years thereafter, the celebration flowed in two distinctly different social streams - upper and lower classes. For the most part, the upper classes held their masked balls in the great houses of sugar estates during the 19th century Carnivals, then mobilized the mas (but maintained their distance), by using the trays of lorries as their stage until well into the 1950s.
Carnival 2021 :
Monday 15th February, 2021 and Tuesday February 16th, 2021.
COVID-19 and Carnival
On Monday 28 September 2020 Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley announced that Trinidad and Tobago will not host Carnival 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minister Mitchell agreed that it cannot be business as usual and it is critical that everyone’s health and safety is not jeopardized.
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