Carnival in French Guiana
carnival french guiana major event style described afrocaribbean moveable holiday take place epiphany ash wednesday ending mardi gras known internationally parémasqué ball emblematic character touloulou considered longest carnival world participant – french creole brazilian chinese people – dress vibrant costume main event include parade burlesquestyle marriage celebration cultural tradition guianan creole origin traced carnival custom practiced europe debuted beginning colonization settler took part carnival forbidding slave participating defying ban slave practiced carnival clandestine way seeing way regain freedom commemorate african fertility deride settler present day metropolitan brazilian chinese community take part event occurrence varies prescribed religious calendar taking place epiphany early january ash wednesday mark beginning lent carnival end mardi gras several traditional costume french guiana carnival representing various figure king vaval mythical figure serf carnival king introduced beginning festival dy ash wednesday reborn like phoenix following year carnival queen famous character touloulou elegantly dressed lady wear petticoat hood domino mask long glove none skin visible aim woman masquerade touloulou recognized stroll street participates masked ball character represents bourgeois woman th th century negmarrons group men dressed kalimbé red loincloth coated molasses representing fugitive slave seek make order festival traditional character include zombi baréyé zombie character jwé farin dressed white trouser shirt pointed hat mask representing baker bobi dressed old potato sack appears bear led leash karolin representing rich woman gold jealous protects woman lanmò represents death dressed white soussouris represents bat winged character commonly wear black two tone renowned vampire behavior diab rouj red devil dress red black tululu mask worn french guiana celebrating carnival saturday preceding lent touloulous carnival queen dress colourful camouflaged dress wear mask dance street costume – lace petticoat tights glove – cover head toe speak disguised voice retain anonymity woman invite men join mandatory requirement friday saturday night toulouois assemble large dance hall men invited pay entry fee sunday day parade require month preparation occur street cayenne kourou saintlaurentdumaroni group dress according theme year parade includes decorated float musician playing drum brass thousand spectator line sidewalk sit stand set occasion brazilian group similar costume encountered rio carnival country asian community incorporates dragon festivity monday sham act marriage woman bride men gown men groom womens dress main spectacle tuesday last day festival marked appearance main spirit king vaval considered local devil soul carnival arrives canoe form effigy made straw large number people gather beach welcome occasion dancer dressed black red coloured costume adorned horn tail holding pitchfork effigy burnt night following day ash wednesday people wear black white dress mourn passing vival friday commonly include eating cake known galette de roi cake king mainland france would eaten epiphany representing three king cake creole version much popular french one blafffish chicken broth punch also commonly consumed period albala ken food culture world encyclopedia abcclio isbn brown polly rodger read james firsttime latin america rough guide p isbn cheng tan wee august exotic land dodgy place adventure greenland amazon farout place marshall cavendish international asia pte ltd isbn fauquenoy marguerite analyse structurale du créole guyanais klincksieck isbn gray patrick january people america cubafrenchguiana marshall cavendish isbn horn david laing dave april continuum encyclopedia popular music world part location vol set volume iii vii bloomsbury academic isbn shafto daniel january carnival infobase publishing isbn west alan african caribbean reference guide greenwood publishing group isbn medium related carnival french guiana wikimedia common