Canboulay processions
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Canboulay processions were nocturnal, torch-lit street marches by formerly enslaved Africans in Trinidad that celebrated emancipation and resistance, forming a key foundation of modern Trinidad and Tobago Carnival.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival element
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cultural tradition ⓘ festival practice ⓘ street procession ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial authorities in Trinidad
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colonial Trinidad society ⓘ sugar cane plantation culture ⓘ |
| country | Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | foundation of popular Carnival forms in Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| developedFrom | celebrations of emancipation in Trinidad ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
collective singing
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dancing ⓘ nocturnal ⓘ processional drumming ⓘ street march ⓘ torch-lit ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
African diaspora in the Caribbean
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plantation-era slave celebrations ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | derived from French "cannes brulées" (burnt cane) ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Creole languages of Trinidad ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Afro-Trinidadian communities
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formerly enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African cultural survival
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emancipation ⓘ post-emancipation freedom ⓘ resistance to slavery ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-emancipation 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carnival street processions in Trinidad
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calypso performance context ⓘ modern Trinidad and Tobago Carnival ⓘ steelband culture in Trinidad ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Trinidad
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Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Trinidad and Tobago Carnival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canboulay Riots
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Carnival Monday pre-dawn rituals ⓘ Jouvay (Jouvert) celebrations ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community solidarity
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cultural memory of slavery ⓘ political expression of the formerly enslaved ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical research on Caribbean Carnival
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studies of Afro-Caribbean resistance ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
African heritage in Trinidad
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freedom from slavery ⓘ resistance to colonial authority ⓘ |
| uses |
chantwells (lead singers)
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drums ⓘ torches ⓘ |
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