Grand Parade
E1006788
Grand Parade is the main costumed street procession and highlight event of the Carnival in Saint Kitts, featuring elaborate bands, music, and dancing through the capital’s streets.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnival parade
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cultural event ⓘ street procession ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grand Carnival Parade
NERFINISHED
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Grand Parade Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Christmas and New Year festive season ⓘ |
| country | Saint Kitts and Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Caribbean carnival tradition
ⓘ
Kittitian culture ⓘ |
| features |
costumed street procession
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dancing ⓘ elaborate bands ⓘ music ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
local residents
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
amplified music trucks
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elaborate costumes ⓘ street dancing ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
costumed bands
ⓘ
dancers ⓘ masqueraders ⓘ musicians ⓘ |
| highlightOf | Carnival in Saint Kitts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Basseterre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEventOf | Carnival in Saint Kitts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicGenre |
calypso
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soca NERFINISHED ⓘ steelpan music ⓘ |
| organizedAs | daytime parade ⓘ |
| paradesThrough | streets of Basseterre ⓘ |
| partOf | Carnival in Saint Kitts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Jouvert in Saint Kitts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sugar Mas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important expression of national identity in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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major tourism attraction in Saint Kitts ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | Basseterre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfYear |
early January
ⓘ
late December ⓘ |
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