Junkanoo
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Genres | Folk Festival |
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Street Festival | |
Parade | |
Did you know | Junkanoo, named after the West African John Canoe Festival, originated in the Bahamas around the 17th century as a masquerade. |
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About Junkanoo
Junkanoo is a street parade with music, dance, and costumes of Akan origin in many islands across the English speaking Caribbean every Boxing Day and New Year's Day, the same as "Kakamotobi" or the Fancy Dress Festival of Ghana.