Trinidad’s Major Annual Festivals & Holidays. This festival island constantly celebrates life, creativity, and diversity – Archbishop Desmond Tutu called T&T a “rainbow nation” when he visited in the 1980s (though he gave his native South Africa the same description as well).
http://www.discovertnt.com/articles/Trinidad/A-flow-of-festivals/253/3/32
Indeed, every day’s a celebration in Trinidad — or so it can appear at times when our many ethnic groups and religions have given us such a wide array of festival and holidays. These are some of our most distinctive annual celebrations.
http://www.discovertnt.com/articles/Trinidad/A-flow-of-festivals/253/3/32
Independence Day (public holiday). Celebrated on 31 August, this was the day when Trinidad and Tobago became independent from Britain in 1962. It starts with a parade of the various protective services; later, national awards are given to deserving citizens, and fireworks light up the Queen’s Park Savannah.
http://www.discovertnt.com/articles/Trinidad/A-flow-of-festivals/253/3/32
Despite the rain which swept across Trinidad yesterday morning, hundreds came to Siparia for the Feast of La Divina Pastora, or Soparee Mai, an annual Good Friday celebration involving both Roman Catholics and Hindus. To the Roman Catholics, La Divina Pastora is the manifestation of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Hundreds-trek-to-Siparia-for-Good-Friday-tradition-255835511.html
In 1758, a party of Capuchin monks from Spain, founded a mission here, complete with a small ajoupa to serve as a chapel. One of the major monumental events of this period is that in 1795, Pope Pius VI decreed La Divina Pastora (The Divine Shepherdess) the patron saint of all Capuchin missions.
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2012-04-15/patron-saint-siparia
31: Independence Day – public holiday. Marks the occasion – August 31 st, 1962 – of Trinidad and Tobago’s independence from Great Britain. The day is formally celebrated by military parades at the Savannah in Port of Spain and in Scarborough, Tobago.
http://www.discovertnt.com/articles/Trinidad-Tobago-Celebrations-Festivals-2015
And to the Hindus she is the embodiment of the goddess Kali or Mother Durga. Making the journey from all over Trinidad and Tobago and as far as Canada, pilgrims said they came seeking blessings for good health, wealth and marital prosperity.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Hundreds-trek-to-Siparia-for-Good-Friday-tradition-255835511.html
A good time to try some pelau: a rice, meat, and black-eyed peas dish considered a harbinger of good fortune at this time of year. Pan Festivals: The steelpan is the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago, and a ubiquitous presence at events year round. There are several events dedicated to steelpan music during the year.
http://www.discovertnt.com/articles/Trinidad-Tobago-Celebrations-Festivals-2015
6-8: Phagwa (Holi): The official date of the globally celebrated Hindu festival in 2015 is March 6. In Trinidad, the main festivities are often staged on the Sunday closest to the official date. A young Hindu prince, Prahlaad, is condemned to death by fire because he refuses to worship the king, his father, as god.
http://www.discovertnt.com/articles/Trinidad-Tobago-Celebrations-Festivals-2015
| Photograph courtesy Jason Nicholas S. The feast day of the patroness of Siparia will be held next Sunday (May 15). This is the day when mainly Catholics attend, with a sprinkling of people from other faiths. There will be Mass at 10 am followed by the usual procession through the streets of Siparia. Archbishop Gilbert will preside. Siparia was originally the site of a Spanish Mission and a Capuchin pilgrimage church which houses La Divina Pastora, a statue of the Virgin Mary. The statue is venerated by the Roman Catholics as well as Hindus who see her as Mother Lakshmi or the Goddess Kali.
http://citizensforconservationtt.org/main/index.php/culherit/culheritreligious/152-la-divina-pastora
when is the feast of la divina pastora trinidad
The feast of La Divina Pastora of Trinidad was in 1795. In Trinidad, the Feast of La Divina Pastora was in 1795.