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1CarnivalinTrinidadandTobagoTrinidad'scarnivalisabeautifulexampleofhowcarnivalcanunitetheworld.Forinthissmallnation,t

hebeliefsandtraditionsofmanycultureshavecometogether;andforabrieffivedayseachyear,thewholecountryforgetstheirdifferencestoc

elebratelife!Likemanyothernationsundercolonialrule,thehistoryofNativeAmericansandAfricanpeopleinTrinidadis

abrutal,sadstory.SpainandEnglandatdifferenttimesbothclaimedTrinidadastheircolonies.UnderBritishrule,theFrenchsettledinTrinidad,bringingw

iththemtheirslaves,customs,andculture.By1797,14,000FrenchsettlerscametoliveinTrinidad,consistingofabout2,000whitesand12,000slaves.Mostofthenativ

epeoples(oftencalledtheAmerindians)whowerethefirstpeopletoliveinTrinidad,diedfromforcedlaborandillness.CarnivalwasintroducedtoTrinidad

around1785,astheFrenchsettlersbegantoarrive.Thetraditioncaughtonquickly,andfancyballswereheldwherethewealthyplantersputonmasks,wigs,andbeautifuldre

ssesanddancedlongintothenight.Theuseofmaskshadspecialmeaningfortheslaves,becauseformanyAfricanpeoples,maskingiswidelyusedintheirritua

lsforthedead.ObviouslybannedfromthemaskedballsoftheFrench,theslaveswouldholdtheirownlittlecarnivalsintheirbackyards—usingtheirown

ritualsandfolklore,butalsoimitatingtheirmasters’behavioratthemaskedballs.ForAfricanpeople,carnivalbecameawaytoexp

resstheirpowerasindividuals,aswellastheirrichculturaltraditions.After1838(whenslaverywasabolished),thefreedAfricansb

egantohosttheirowncarnivalcelebrationsinthestreetsthatgrewmoreandmoreelaborate,andsoonbecamemorepopularth

antheballs.Today,carnivalinTrinidadislikeamirrorthatreflectsthefacesthemanyimmigrantswhohavecometothis

islandnationfromEurope,Africa,India,andChina.African,Asian,andAmericanIndianinfluenceshavebeenparticularlystrong.Carnivalissuchanimportantaspec

toflifeinTrinidadthatmanyschoolsbelievethatsponsoringacarnivalbandisawaytoteachyoungpeopleabouttheirrootsand2culture.In

Trinidad’sKiddiesCarnival,hundredsofschoolsandcommunityorganizationsparticipate!Inthisway,communitiesworktogethertodevelopstrongerfriendshipsan

dgreaterrespectforthemanyculturesthatmakeupTrinidad.