I-Carnival ilawula ikhalenda yezenzakalo zonyaka zeTrinidad neTobago izinyanga eziholela ekufikeni kwayo kokuqala kwe-Lenten yama-week-long, ngakho-ke yehla ku-T & T nganoma yisiphi isikhathi phakathi noJanuwari-Mashi futhi ungathola okungenani ukunambitheka kwe-Carnival. Iviki lika-Easter yisikhathi semikhosi yembuzi eTobago, futhi ukuhlukahluka kwamasiko okuqhamuka kwesi siqhingi kugujwa ngeSonto LamaGugu. Okuyingqayizivele e-Caribbean yi-T & T enkulu yama-Divali festival, efakazela amasiko eziqhingi zaseNdiya ezinkulu.
01 ngo-07
I-Carnival
Izindwangu zokugqoka izimoto zika-Carnival, i-Trinidad & Tobago. © Trinidad & Tobago Tourism Development Co. Ltd. Bathi u-Trinis akalokothi ayeke ukucabanga ngeCarnival: uma bengenzi izingubo noma bazinikele ekugubheni izinyanga eziholela ekuqaleni kweLente, bahlasela ukuzivocavoca futhi benza izinhlelo zomkhosi wokuloba ngonyaka ozayo. I-Carnival igujwa kuzo zonke iziqhingi zaseTrinidad naseTobago, kodwa umcimbi oyinhloko usenhloko-dolobha yasePort of Spain. Kuyinto enkulu kunazo zonke, ephezulu kakhulu, futhi ekhishwa kakhulu ekugubheni iCarnival eCaribbean futhi ngokungafani nayo yonke into emhlabeni: ngokungafani neCarvalval eRio, isibonelo, wonke umuntu wamukelekile ukuba ahlanganyele eTurinidad Carnival, kuze kuhlanganise nokujoyina "ukuhamba komgwaqo" futhi iyazulazula emisindweni yomculo wesizwe soca nomculo we-calypso.
02 ngo-07
I-Divali
Intombazane yamaSulumane enezibani zendabuko, iTrinidad. © Trinidad Development Co. Abantu abangaphezu kwengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu zabantu baseTrinidad neTobago bafunela ifa labo babuya eNdiya, futhi omunye wamasiko abawusuka ezweni lakubo aye eCaribbean eminyakeni engaphezu kwekhulu edlule kwakuwumkhosi wamaHindu wokukhanya, i-divali (futhi i-diwali ephrintiwe) . Njengoba kugujwa ngo-Okthoba noNovemba, i-Divali ibhalwe umkhosi wezinsuku ezinhlanu okhanyisa izibani (egcwele, ngokufanelekile kwiCaribbean, i-ococonut oil) ukwamukela uLakshmi Mata, unkulunkulukazi wokukhanya. Ukuphakama kwalo mkhosi wezenkolo onobungane, i-Divali Night, ugubha ngezibonisi zokukhanya (deeyaas), ukucula nokudla kwamaNdiya kuyo yonke imiphakathi yase-East Indian kodwa ikakhulukazi edolobheni likaFelilic, i-Chaguanas.
03 ka-07
Umkhosi we-Tobago weGugu
Abadlali abadumile beTobago. © TDC Umkhosi weTobago wamagugu waminyaka yonke uqala phakathi noJulayi futhi uphakamise usuku lokuSimisa uMgqibelo, ngo-Agasti 1, ngesitayela seCarnival ngikugubha umkhosi. Lo mkhosi ugxile kakhulu kumculo wase-Afrika, umdanso namasiko, kufaka phakathi umkhosi womshado wendabuko omdala osemzaneni waseMoriya ohlonipha ukukhishwa kwamasiko ase-Afrika naseYurophu. Njengawo wonke umuntu onesiqhingi, wamukelekile ukujoyina umjikelezo womshado!
04 ka 07
Umkhosi we-Santa Rosa Caribbean
Umkhosi we-Santa Rosa Carib uqhutshwa ngo-Agasti phakathi nesonto eliholela osukwini lwe-T & T Independence, ngo-Aug. 31, futhi lihlonipha abantu bokuqala bokuqala abahlala eTrinidad naseTobago ngezinkulungwane zeminyaka ngaphambi kokuhlala kwe-Europe. Amaphuzu avelele ahlanganisa umqhele weNdlovukazi yeCaribbean, ukunyakaza kwesonto, nokusebenza komculo wendabuko kanye nemikhosi yomusi womkhuba nomthandazo.
05 ka-07
I-Tobago Jazz Experience
John Legend. UJohn Legend, Brandy, noMhlaba, Umoya & Umlilo baphakathi kwabaphathi be-Tobago Jazz Experience, umkhosi womculo wamazwe ngamazwe omhlaba wonke owawubanjwe amabhishi amahle aseTobago ngoMsombuluko, kuhlanganise nePigeon Point engalingani. Ngaphandle kwe-Jazz uzothola i-soca ne-reggae, isampula ukudla kwendawo njengokwesinkwa se-oven, bese uhlangabezana nezinhlanga zezimbuzi ze-Buccoo ezivelele ngoLwesibili nge-Easter.
06 ka-07
Umkhosi wefilimu yeTrinidad noTobago
© Matt P nge-Flickr Isikhathi se-blockbuster sasehlobo singase siphelile, kodwa isenzo se-cinematic sishisa nje ngo-Septhemba eTrinidad & Tobago. I-Film Festival yonyaka yonyaka iveza i-cinema ye-Caribbean kanye nesici, amafilimu amancane nama-medium aphakathi nawo wonke umhlaba. Lolu hlelo luhlanganisa ukuhlolwa kwamahhala kanye nezingxoxo zephaneli.
07 ka-07
Umkhosi wokudla oBlue
Dasheen san couche (aka "amafutha phansi"). © Oswin Browne Uma ucabanga ukuthi ukudla okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kubonakala kuphela ezinkampanini ezindala ze-Star Trek, ngokusobala awwazi nge-dasheen, imifino yezimpande zaseCaribbean eziphenduka okwesibhakabhaka uma ziphekwe. I-Tobago's Blue Food Festival, eyenzeka ngo-Okthoba ngamunye, iveza imibukiso yokupheka kanye nemincintiswano ehilela abapheki basekhaya nabapheki bomdabu abadala ama-azure dasheen ahlukahlukene izitsha ezingaba nesampula mahhala (i-dasheen iphansi e-sodium ne-gluten).