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Trinidad Readies for Carnival Climax
Nice title, AP. Trinidadâs famed Carnival heated up to a climax Tuesday, with thousands of bleary-eyed and barely dressed revelers bouncing to festive music while parading through the streets of the capital. The annual festivities officially began Monday, but locals have flocked to raucous parties and concerts for the past week. Besides the tens of thousands of Trinidadians, officials said about 47,000 tourists attended, 8,000 more than last year. "Itâs the best thing in the whole entire world. You have a good time and donât worry about anything," said Marsha Simpson, 24, one of thousands of bikini-clad revelers following competing troupes of masqueraders. No photo of bikini clad Marsha at the link. AP is really slipping. Though Carnival is celebrated in several Caribbean countries, Trinidad is seen as the heart of the celebration. Steel band groups, surrounded by masquerading dancers, passed by judges Tuesday in downtown Port-of-Spain to be scored on their costumes, creativity and musical themes. Many dancers wore revealing bikinis, others gladiator outfits, and still others stuck with traditional costumes of plantation workers or blue devils who prodded at the crowd with forks. Some costume makers complain the quality of costumes has dropped in recent years as Carnival becomes a more tourist-oriented, flesh-baring affair. Examples of these lascivious, degenerate costumes at the link. Tusk, tusk. Posted by: Steve White 2004-02-25 |
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