The blowing of conch shells is a unique ritual that is often witnessed at traditional Bahamian weddings. In this practice, ...

Goombay festivals in the Bahamas kick off the summer season by celebrating Bahamian music, food and culture. This year, ...

Cruisers are a passionate lot. An internet search reveals long online discussions among travellers about the worst ports they ...

The Bahamas: A bright, beautiful costume participates in the New Year's Day Junkanoo Street Parade. Possibly no festival best taps into the essence and heartbeat of Bahamian culture then the ...

Junkanoo, a uniquely Bahamian celebration ... Today, the music-filled parade is a colorful spectacle of handcrafted costumes called “junkanoo suits” that glitter along Nassau’s downtown ...

Feel the energy, rhythm, and color of Junkanoo, the Bahamas' most exciting street parade! With vibrant costumes, pounding drums, and nonstop dancing, Jumpy Junkanoo captures the heart-pounding joy ...

Theodore Elyett, the Bahamian fashion designer who designed the Junkanoo costumes worn by Disney characters at Lookout Cay, also shared his desire for Disney Cruise Line passengers to experience ...

Participants dress in masks and costumes, often made from ... December Evidence suggests that the earliest Junkanoo celebrations, recorded in the Bahamas in the 1820s, were tolerated even though ...

Participants dress in masks and costumes, often made from crepe paper and ... Evidence suggests that the earliest Junkanoo celebrations, recorded in the Bahamas in the 1820s, were tolerated even ...

A traditional Bahamian Junkanoo performer celebrates and parades ... or “free,” dancers; large colorful costumes; banner floats; and music played on goat-skin drums, cowbells, whistles ...