Procession to ancestral grave site
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Praise and Worship
A member of one of the Revival Bands worshiping at the annual convocation in Watt Town
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Revival Seal
Revival Bands dance around a sacred ground seal upon entering the Watt Town place of worship
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April 24, 2008
Annual Thanksgiving Worship in Bishop Raleigh Christie's Church in Yallahs, St. Thomas
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Hosay Procession on July 13, 2006
Hosay (originally from Husayn) is a West Indian commemoration and popularly observed in Trinidad and Tobago, a twin island country, in which multi-colored model mausoleums or Mosque shaped model tombs known as Tadjah to display the symbolic part of this commemoration are built and paraded, then ritually taken to the sea on last day of observance and finally discarded into the water.[1] Tadjah derived from Arabic word Ta'zieh and signifies different cultural meanings depending on the region, time, occasion, religion, etc. In British Guiana, now Guyana, and Suriname, the festival was called Taziya or creolized into Tadjah in reference to these floats, the most visible and decorative element of this festival.
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The Annual Revival Gathering in Watt Town, St. Ann
A Revival Band worshiping at the annual meeting
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April 24, 2008
Kumina Play
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Kumina Play
The drum is played by both males and females
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Celebration under the Kindah Tree
Blowing of the Abeng
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January 1 in Accompong Town
Craft items on display for sale at the January 6 celebration in Accompong Town
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January 1 Celebration
Gathering under the Kindah tree on January 6 in Accompong, St. Elizabeth
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Celebration Under the Kindah Tree
Libation is an imporatant part of the ritual that takes place under the Kindah Tree
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