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Learn about the origins and
history of the Island's carnival, the principal characters, masquerade groups, music found in the costume parades
and seasonable jump-ups!
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Aruba's 'Carnaval 2010'
You have not lived until you
have experienced the spirit of Carnival as it is celebrated in Aruba!
Carnival means weeks of events that
bring you colorfully decorated floats, contagiously throbbing music, luxuriously costumed
groups of celebrants of all ages, King & Queen elections, electrifying jump ups and
torch light
parades that wind their way through the streets at night,
the Jouvert morning: the Children's Parades and finally the Grand Parade.This has
got to be the greatest party ever!
Where else can you find
Antillean "tumba" music, the Calypso
and steel bands of the English Caribbean, the salsa beat of Latin countries plus marching
bands and a smattering of Dutch oom-pa-pa? The 2 month long celebration culminates with
the all-day Grand Parade on Sunday, with everyone and everything all
decked out.
Be sure to put on your shades, there'll be an awful lot of glitter out there! Monday is an
official holiday for everyone to recoup and recover!
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| You can relax at the pool with
daiquiris to replace all that precious liquid you lost jumping around. |
But just when you think it is
all over, there's the Farewell Parade and the burning of Momo,
indicating the end of Carnival and the beginning of Lent. Symbolically, Momo's ashes are
used on Ash Wednesday.
All in all, we think this is the perfect time for people to come visit us in Aruba. But so
does everybody else! So make your reservations well in advance to come celebrate carnival
the way we do, right here in Aruba!
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