Religious Festivals
This religious festival celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
Christmas
December 25th
This is the Carnival celebration of Saint Vincent & the Grenadines.
Vincy Mas
This festival celebrates the cultural heritage of Dominica and Saint Lucia.
Jounen Kweyol
Hosein is celebrated only in Trinidad.
True or False
False.
Hosein is celebrated by the Muslim community in Trinidad, Guyana and other Asian countries
This religious festival marks the opening of a calendar year with a church service.
New Year's
Trinidad & Tobago Carnival is celebrated in the month of July.
True or False
False
T&T Carnival is celebrated in February/ March
Spice Mas is the name of the Carnival celebration of Grenada.
True or False.
True
This world- renowned festival is known for its popularity during the Creole weekend in Dominica.
Dominica World Creole Music Festival
Barbados Crop Over Festival ends with a big Carnival parade called "Grand Kadooment"
True or False.
True.
Easter
Jonkonnu Festival is celebrated in this month.
December
This is another name for Dominica's Carnival.
Mas Domnik
This festival typically takes place during the Christmas season in Jamaica, where there is a street parade of individuals wearing costumes and masks of different folklore animals.
Jonkonnu Festival
These three religious holidays are celebrated all over the world.
Christmas, New Year's, Easter
This Hindu festival celebrated in Trinidad & Tobago/ Guyana also has the name of "Festival of Lights".
Divali/ Diwali
The Dominica World Music Festival is celebrated annually over a particular weekend. Name the weekend.
The last weekend in October.
This Carnival celebration is dubbed the "Mother of all carnivals"
Trinidad & Tobago Carnival
This celebration honors the Kalinago/ Carib settlers in Dominica.
Carib Settlement Day
Diwali symbolizes the victory of darkness over light.
True or False.
False.
Diwali celebrates the victory of light over darkness
This Muslim festival is celebrated in honor of the murder of the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.
Hosein
October & November
All Carnivals originally began at the beginning of a specific season before some were pushed to other months of the year to accommodate tourists. The specific season is _____________.
The Lenten Season
Carnival Jamaica does not have typical religious roots like the other island carnivals and instead focuses on Caribbean culture and music.
True or False
True.
Three popular Caribbean islands use the name "Mas" as the title of their carnivals. Name the countries.
Grenada (Spice Mas)
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines (Vincy Mas)
Dominica (Mas Domnik)