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Monday, February 15, 2010

Exorcising



jour ouvert, or day open starts the Carnival, one of the essentials for this revellery is mud This traditional part of Carnival starts at around 2 in the morning;
Its Carnival Monday in Trinidad and Tobago

SEE ALSO 2007 Jouvert Renga
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9 comments:

  1. Devika Jyothi10:11 AM

    ha! ecorcising demons of sanity --- That sounds like thriving creativity...and good fun :)

    I like that Gillena...humanity sometimes need insanity, especially in the age of reason :)
    (I am going the reasoning way again :))

    anyway, very appealing haiga, Gillena :)

    wishes,
    devika

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  2. Devika Jyothi10:14 AM

    Oh forgot...Happy Carnival Gillena :)

    wishes,
    devika

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  3. Unknown12:40 PM

    Ah, the Mardi Gras Zone eh, have a great day.

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  4. Lorraine1:40 PM

    How strange, yet fun, wonderful diochomy

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  5. Bill5:28 PM

    "demons of sanity." I know them well. In New England, where I grew up, we don't celebrate Carnival. The Puritans would never forgive us.

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  6. Dianne1:40 AM

    Mud is a great equalizer and release.

    We don't have that much fun here, will have to try it, my boys will for sure!

    Happy Carnival! Feliz!
    Dianne

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  7. Eddie9:58 AM

    The first time I heard about this custom. Must be very spectacularly.

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  8. Gillena Cox5:59 PM

    Ah Devika you understand so well;
    Dianne some say it good for the skin, i dont know
    Thank you all for stopping by

    much love
    gillena

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  9. Ralf Bröker3:48 PM

    Rose Monday is a big here in Westphalia and an extra-very-special-one in the Rheinland. Though I am not part of this millions-moving scene I like the idea to start the lenten season with being crazy and loud. BTW: very impressive carnival is practiced in south of Germany - the schwäbisch-alemannischer Fastnacht (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schw%C3%A4bisch-alemannische_Fastnacht).

    Thanks for this fine haiga, Gillena.

    Best wishes
    Ralf

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