Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Part 6 - Dimanche Gras

Filed Under articles, multimedia, series, Trinidad and Tobago Carnival | Posted on February 6, 2007

This is part of the series:

?˘‚Ǩ?ěDimanche Gras?˘‚Ǩ¬ů takes place on the Sunday night before Ash Wednesday. Here the Calypso Monarch is chosen (after competition) and prize money and a vehicle bestowed. Also the King and Queen of the bands are crowned, where each band to parade costumes for the next two days submits a king and queen, from which an overall winner is chosen. These usually involve huge, complex, beautiful costumes.

For a historical look at this annual event visit Terry Joseph’s article “Dimanche Gras”

SIGHTS:

Singing Sandra, Calypsonian

Singing Sandra dressed in white singing ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ in the Calypso Monarch competition (2003)

The compositions performed on Dimanche Gras night tend to be socio-political commentaries on the issues of the day (both local, regional, and international)


SOUNDS:

Queen of the band competition 2006 at Queen Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, CARIBBEAN. The performer is Peter Minshall’s “Daughter of Tan Tan”. Viewed from the now demolished North Stand.

TASTES:

Trinidad Pelau

Pelau (my father usually makes 2 ‘big pots’ of pelau that last us through Carnival Sunday to Ash Wednesday). Carnival is not a time to be slaving over a stove daily!



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6 Responses to “Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Part 6 - Dimanche Gras”

  1. veron on February 7th, 2007 9:00 am | link

    that pelau looks utterly scrumptious. My kind of food… a complete meal in itself!

  2. Sarina on February 7th, 2007 10:53 am | link

    it’s the ultimate one-pot meal i think lolz :D also one of our national dishes :D

  3. Beenzzz on February 7th, 2007 11:49 am | link

    The pelau looks so good. I’m getting so hungry just looking at the picture!

  4. Sarina on February 7th, 2007 12:27 pm | link

    aww! you so kind!! :D wait.. now i’m getting hungry too :P

  5. MeltingWok on February 10th, 2007 6:54 am | link

    wow, the rice looks really gooood :) Are they regular long grain rice, or glutinous sticky rice ?

  6. Sarina on February 10th, 2007 9:43 am | link

    it is regular long grain rice :) preferably parboiled :) one can also use brown rice :)

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