Jouvert
E554340
Jouvert is a pre-dawn street celebration in Trinidad marked by music, dancing, and revelers covered in paint, mud, or oil to launch the Carnival festivities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jouvert canonical | 9 |
| Jouvert morning | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carnival celebration
ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ street festival ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Port of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Caribbean Carnival culture
ⓘ
Trinidadian culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
steelpan ⓘ |
| associatedWithIsland | Trinidad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Carnival masqueraders
ⓘ
Trinidadians NERFINISHED ⓘ local and foreign visitors ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | French patois ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning |
daybreak
ⓘ
opening of the day ⓘ |
| etymologyPhrase | jour ouvert ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
dancing
ⓘ
drinking alcohol ⓘ parading with bands ⓘ playing mas ⓘ smearing mud ⓘ smearing oil ⓘ street procession ⓘ throwing paint ⓘ wine and jam dancing ⓘ |
| hasDressCode |
costumes
ⓘ
minimal clothing ⓘ old clothes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dark or dim lighting
ⓘ
loud music ⓘ revelers covered in mud ⓘ revelers covered in oil ⓘ revelers covered in paint ⓘ street dancing ⓘ |
| hasMusicGenre |
DJ music
ⓘ
calypso ⓘ soca ⓘ steelpan music ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Jouvay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J’Ouvert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginContext |
colonial-era Carnival in Trinidad
ⓘ
post-emancipation Trinidad ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
rebirth at daybreak
ⓘ
release from social norms ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
collective celebration
ⓘ
freedom ⓘ transgression ⓘ |
| marksEvent |
launch of Carnival festivities
ⓘ
start of Carnival Monday ⓘ |
| occursDuring | Carnival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursInCountry | Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDay |
early morning
ⓘ
pre-dawn ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Notting Hill Carnival
this entity surface form:
Jouvert morning