Mashramani
Mashramani (short: Mash) is a carnival festival in Guyana and loosely translated means harvest festival .
For years, the carnival has been celebrated on February 23 (1970), the national holiday, Republic Day. With its largest move in Georgetown, it resembles the one in Trinidad with its colorfully costumed participants, groups, decorated floats and steel bands with their calypso music and soca music .
All ethnic groups with their unique characteristics and cultural diversity take part in the carnival.
The motto for 2016 is: “Celebration of Diversity, Unity and Sovereignty.” The biggest parade this year has been postponed to May as Guyana celebrates its 50th Independence Day on May 26th.
Web links
Ministry of Education November 23, 2015, motto Mashramani 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peoples of the Americas . Marshall Cavendish, January 1, 1999, ISBN 978-0-7614-7056-4 , p. 321.
- ↑ Guynan Times September 29, 2015 ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. English, accessed January 13, 2016
