EID-UL-FITR As the Holy Month of Fasting, Ramadan, comes to an end and the world prepares for the celebration of Eid ul Fitr, I wish to offer my sincere congratulations to those persons who successfully fasted – whether it was for just one day or the entire month. It is believed that great blessings come to those who perform this exercise of sacrifice and piety.

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Carnival Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago originally had its roots in both West African festivals and French Catholic carnival celebrations, where masks were donned and social visits ensued. When the use of drums and religious practices were prohibited, slaves (and then former slaves) found novel ways to pass on their heritage.

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Hosay Hosay or Tadjah is a West Indian street festival, in which multi-colored model mausoleums are paraded, then ritually offered up to the sea, or any body of water. Some contemporary writers equate the multi-colored mausoleums with "mosques." In British Guiana, now Guyana, the festival was called Taziya or creolized into Tadjah in reference to these floats, the most visible and decorative element of this festival.

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Parang Traditional parang music is largely performed around Christmas time, when singers and instrumentalists (collectively known as the parrandero) travel from house to house in the community, often joined by friends and neighbours family etc. using whatever instruments are to hand. Popular parang instruments include the cuatro (a four-string small guitar) and maracas (locally known as shak-shaks.

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Pan The steel pan evolved out of earlier musical practices of Trinidad. Drumming was used as a form of communication among the enslaved Africans and was subsequently outlawed by the British colonial government in 1883.[1]

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'dem fellas had a be a permanent fixture. Best music I ever hear on the boat ride. It take some real talent to captivate my attention for three hours straight.

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Kathleen Gordon

True dat Jai!!!

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Melissa Farrow

Everyone truly had a blast and is already asking about the next event!

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The boatride was pumping, music was right and people had a blast

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K. E. Ross

all i hadda say....SELLOUT!!!

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Alton Aimable

I love and respect quality entertainment and do not mind paying for it. Best boat ride in a long time the Palancing and the Congo line was nice!!!!! Tropicalfete.com will need more tickets in advance and ready to put payment now because the ride up the Hudson was super !!! brought back memories of Jamming with Super blue when boat ride was boat ... See Moreride. It put me in the mood Ready for us to take flight on Eastern Parkway with Sesame Flyers. BACK TO BASICS did it big. big up The Trinidad and Tobago United Cultural Association Inc. (TATUCA)

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Jeremiah Djjerry Charles

BEST BOAT RIDE FOR THE YEAR...HANDS DOWN

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