- Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Part 2 – Soca Music
- Trinidad and Tobago Carnival – A Brief Overview
- Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Part 4 – Fetes!
- Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Part 3 – Steelbands and Panorama
- Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Part 6 – J’Ouvert & Ole Time Mas
- Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Part 5 – Dimanche Gras
- Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Part 9 – Ash Wednesday
- Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Part 7 – Carnival Bands
- Trinidad & Tobago Carnival: Part 8 – Road March
After the frenzied crescendo of Carnival Tuesday all merriment and debauchery ends (or is supposed to end) with the ushering in of Ash Wednesday and the start of the Roman Catholic observance of Lent. My father tells me that ‘back in the day’ all sound stopped at midnight and no calypso would play on the radio with the end of Carnival Tuesday. Things have definitely changed since then! Although you still see many individuals with ashes on their forehead heading to work, you are also equally as likely to see the throngs of people who take the day off work and head to the nation’s beaches for a ‘cooldown’.
SIGHTS:
SOUNDS:
Here you can see some video of Trinidad’s most popular beach, Maracas Bay. The little huts are concession stands, the most popular offering of which is ‘Shark n Bake’
TASTES:
For many in Trinidad Ash Wednesday is a day for relaxing (or partying) at the beach. And, as mentioned above, the defacto beach snack here in TnT is Fried Fish n Bake 
Last month I was invited to participate in the blogging collective “Kwanzaa Culinarians“. Linking writers throughout the African diaspora it includes such heavyweights as Chef Bryant Terry, as well as known foodies like Sanura of “My Life Runs On Food“, ...
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That’s very true, and absolutely no calypsoes were played throughout the Lenten season.
That’s very true, and absolutely no calypsoes were played throughout the Lenten season.
That’s very true, and absolutely no calypsoes were played throughout the Lenten season.
Then there was St. Joseph’s day during Lent when calypsoes were allowed just for that day, don’t ask me why.
Then there was St. Joseph’s day during Lent when calypsoes were allowed just for that day, don’t ask me why.