TOB Carnival Group recently crowned two of their Carnival princesses during a special event. The TOB Carnival Queens will represent TOB during the Carnival Queen Elections.
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Aruba’s Dande King, Queen and King of Kings 2013 crowned
Dande music is an Aruban tradition played to welcome the New Year. In the past Dande groups visited Aruban homes signing their songs and wishing everyone a happy New Year. Each year a Dande festival is organized to keep this tradition alive. Children and adults compete against each other for the title Dande King, Dande Queen and Dande King of Kings.
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Aruba Ray’s Comedy Show is back on stage at the Westin Aruba Resort and Casino
Comedian Ray Ellin who returned and performed on Aruba several times, returns to the stage in the Westin Resort and Casino. His ‘Aruba Ray’s Ellin Comedy Show’ will feature NYC talents Brain Scott McFadden, Ted Alexandro, Chuck Nice and Lenny Marcus.
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This New Year began with a record number of participants joining in the New Year’s Plunge on Aruba
The Nieuwjaarsduik (New Years Plunge), an originally Dutch tradition that started in 1965 is also being organized on Aruba. Every year on January 1st at 12 PM hundreds of people ran into the ocean at Palm Beach to welcome the New Year. This year a record number of locals and tourists participate in the New Year’s Plunge.
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Seroe Preto, the City of Lights in Aruba went dark, highlighting the end of the holiday season
One of Aruba's most beloved end of the year traditions ended on Epiphany/Three King’s Day, the day the lights of Seroe Preto in San Nicolas were switched off. The lights will be turned on again in December 2014, welcoming another holiday season.
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