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This is the festival ofjunkanoo. it has been documented in the bahamas for over 200 years. but, of course, we believe it started long before that in secret places in dark of night. the story ofjunkanoo dates back to the island s links with the transatlantic slave trade. junkanoo takes place on boxing day and the 1st of january, traditionally the only days that enslaved africans were given off during the year. i think of our ancestors who were in the crisis of slavery. and you are no longer owned by you. you are owned by somebody. you are classified as an animal. and in the midst of the horror and the degradation of slavery, you say to yourself, ....
It is the richest experience of the people of the bahamas. and i think our visitors become immersed in that same feeling of expression when they witness it. in 2019, the bahamas was struck by hurricane dorian. and the country s tourist industry has also been dealt another massive blow by the covid pandemic, forcing manyjunkanoo festivities online for the time being. junkanoo itself is the story of resilience. it really is a symbol of how strong and determined we are as a people. we have had dorian, and now we have covid. and, as we have done with every other crisis before this, we will survive. ....