Whereas the festive season might look very completely different in 2020, Saint Lucia is maintaining its Christmas traditions alive with a particular celebration of its distinctive and wealthy customs.
The 12 Days of Christmas in Saint Lucia options on social media displaying practices that span centuries and are nonetheless broadly loved similar to Bamboo Bursting, Creole carol-singing and a recipe for Black Rum Cake.
The fiery artwork of bamboo bursting kicks off the season.
Cannons are made out of enormous bamboo canes; gas is poured right into a gap and lit.
Because the flames are blown, loud cannon booms may be heard all through the island.
Probably the most memorable and thrilling Christmas traditions you will notice, which leaves youngsters wide-eyed in pleasure, are the masquerade dancers.
Carrying cone-shaped hats and robes manufactured from brightly- colored strips of crêpe paper, they carry out on the streets to the music of the shak-shak, drum and flute.
The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) has collaborated with the Folks Analysis Centre and the Cultural Growth Basis to curate a definite 12 Days of Christmas on-line calendar to showcase the favored festivities as many occasions will not be attainable this 12 months because of Covid-19 restrictions.
The content material follows Saint Lucia’s nationwide day (December 13th) when the island celebrates its Patron Saint, Lucy, making it the one nation on the planet named after a lady.
Be part of the enjoyable day-after-day from December 14th- 25th by way of @TravelSaintLucia on Fb and Instagram.
Saint Lucia minister of tourism, Dominic Fedee, mentioned: “It is a time of 12 months that brings hearts and houses collectively.
“Whereas Covid-19 might change the way in which we have a good time this Christmas, we need to be certain that the spirit of the season continues to be alive with the assorted traditions that guests and Saint Lucians each right here and overseas, may be part of.”
