West indian culture

The first carnival in Notting Hill took place in 1966, although Claudia Jones – a Trinidadian journalist and activist living in London – laid the

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The New York Times on Instagram: "For decades, Brooklyn bid farewell to summer with J’Ouvert, a predawn reverie with roots in the emancipation of enslaved people in the Caribbean, followed by the West Indian American Day Parade, where throngs of costumed paraders dance into the dusk. These Labor Day traditions represent New York City’s nearly 600,000 residents of non-Hispanic Caribbean descent, and typically attract more than two million people to a daylong party that, at its roots, seeks to…

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The traditional dress in Latin America is so much more than just a costume. It provides a link to the region's history, as well as a portrayal of each countries' national identity. Furthermore, most of Latin American countries shares cultural Spanish (or Portuguese, in the case of Brazil), Indigenous, and African influences

Jamaica's folk ambassador Miss Lou Miss Lou in The National Costume on the cover of her book Jamaica Labrish. A full-flaired skirt made of Madras bandana (predominantly red plaid cotton) material worn usually with a white blouse edged with matching bandana. Headwear varies from bandana wrapped in a special design to straw hat decorated with flowers.