This
year is no different than any other! Carnival is back and just as exciting as
ever. Each year there’s a theme and this year it’s “Nothing Is More Fabulous
Than Carnival in St. Thomas”.
There are a number of pageants. Prince and Princess
selection show comes first! This is always a crowd favorite and is a very prestigious
award to win as a pre-teen.
The
Queen Selection Show follows soon after. The competitors are teenagers and the
winner who is crowned is queen for the entire year until they pass the crown
off to the next year’s queen. This is one of the most significant
Carnival traditions.
In the
next few weeks, there will be a lot of entertainment! And it only gets better
when Carnival Village opens. Some say The Village is the life of the carnival.
This is where you can enjoy live music, eat delicious food and desserts, ride
traditional carnival rides and for the young kids, the children’s village.
The fun
doesn’t stop there! Matter of fact, it heats up. The parades are always a crowd
pleaser and many look forward to them all year. Planning begins right after
that year’s carnival and is taken very seriously; for a good reason too! The
routines, costumes, and music are all bits and pieces to be decided on. Every
deciding factor is just as important as the next.
Handmade
costumes take months to design and create, but they are a very important
tradition to carnival. The more flamboyant, the better! You’ll see giant
feathered headdresses, bejeweled tops and bottoms, and every bright color under
the sun!
The
three major parades are J’ouvert (April 28th), the Children’s Parade
(April 29th), and Adult’s Parade (April 30th). These days
are filled with joy and excitement that resonates throughout the whole island.
The last
day of Carnival ends with a bang! Fireworks over Charlotte Amalie Harbor are a
sight to see. It’s the most appropriate way to end such a fun month of
celebration.
If
you’re in St. Thomas in April, why not check out some of the Carnival
festivities!
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out the schedule right here:
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