Carnival In Trinidad and Tobago

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Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago is considered "the oldest and greatest of them all, the mother of all Carnivals, often imitated, never equaled" ("Carnival, The Greatest Show on Earth"). Official Carnival lasts for two days of masquerading, but the Carnival season is much longer and involves a wide variety of activities.

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"Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago is considered "the oldest and greatest of them all, the mother of all Carnivals, often imitated, never equaled" ("Carnival, The Greatest Show on Earth"). Official Carnival lasts for two days of masquerading, but the Carnival season is much longer and involves a wide variety of activities. Carnival is a celebration associated with the coming of Lent on the Catholic calendar and is seen as the last opportunity to indulge before the sober disciplines of Lent. The word "carnival" itself means "farewell to the flesh." Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago, however, also involves the inclusion of African rhythms in the music, creating the Calypso beat that marks this celebration. The history of carnival has been traced by some researchers back to the rites of Bacchus in ancient Greece, and certainly the celebration resembles ..."

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