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CarnivalinTrinidadandTobagoTrinidad'scarnivalisabeautifulexampleofhowcarnivalcanunitetheworld.Forinthissmallnati

on,thebeliefsandtraditionsofmanycultureshavecometogether;andforabrieffivedayseachyear,thewholecountryfor

getstheirdifferencestocelebratelife!Likemanyothernationsundercolonialrule,thehistoryofNativeAmericansandAfricanpeopleinTr

inidadisabrutal,sadstory.SpainandEnglandatdifferenttimesbothclaimedTrinidadastheircolonies.UnderBritishrule,theFrenchsettledinTrinidad,bringin

gwiththemtheirslaves,customs,andculture.By1797,14,000FrenchsettlerscametoliveinTrinidad,consistingofabout2,000whitesand12

,000slaves.Mostofthenativepeoples(oftencalledtheAmerindians)whowerethefirstpeopletoliveinTrinidad,diedfromforcedlabor

andillness.CarnivalwasintroducedtoTrinidadaround1785,astheFrenchsettlersbegantoarrive.Thetraditioncaughtonquickly,andfancy

ballswereheldwherethewealthyplantersputonmasks,wigs,andbeautifuldressesanddancedlongintothenight.Theuseofmaskshadspecialmeaning

fortheslaves,becauseformanyAfricanpeoples,maskingiswidelyusedintheirritualsforthedead.ObviouslybannedfromthemaskedballsoftheFrench

,theslaveswouldholdtheirownlittlecarnivalsintheirbackyards—usingtheirownritualsandfolklore,butalsoimita

tingtheirmasters’behavioratthemaskedballs.ForAfricanpeople,carnivalbecameawaytoexpresstheirpowerasindividuals,aswellastheirrichculturaltraditions

.After1838(whenslaverywasabolished),thefreedAfricansbegantohosttheirowncarnivalcelebrationsinthestree

tsthatgrewmoreandmoreelaborate,andsoonbecamemorepopularthantheballs.Today,carnivalinTrinidadislikeamir

rorthatreflectsthefacesthemanyimmigrantswhohavecometothisislandnationfromEurope,Africa,India,andChina.African,Asian,an

dAmericanIndianinfluenceshavebeenparticularlystrong.CarnivalissuchanimportantaspectoflifeinTrinidadthatmanyschoolsbelievethatspon

soringacarnivalbandisawaytoteachyoungpeopleabouttheirrootsandculture.InTrinidad’sKiddiesCarnival,hundredsofschoolsandcommunityor

ganizationsparticipate!Inthisway,communitiesworktogethertodevelopstrongerfriendshipsandgreaterrespectfo

rthemanyculturesthatmakeupTrinidad.