Proud to be Bahamian

“Proud to be Bahamian” by Alton R. Lowe

This is our ‘ting’. Throughout The Bahamas, Junkanoo is a time of excitement and joy. A major part of the Christmas Season, Junkanoo is uniquely Bahamian. Hundreds of people come together to create beautiful costumes from cardboard and crepe paper. On Boxing Day and New Year’s Day huge parades take place in Nassau and smaller ones in the Family Islands. Everyone has a part in the excitement-dancing, playing drums and cowbells, and horns. Nothing like it anywhere else. It’s our ‘ting’! - Alton