mud mayhem transports
a culture
of abandonment
This costumed street dance officially
launches most islands' Carnival at daybreak. On some islands, it
precedes Mardi Gras or main event. On other islands, it begins the big
day itself. At 2 a.m. in Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies, the frenzy
each year, the greatest show on earth is born. During Carnival Monday
morning and in the early hours, the first revelers hit the streets,
jumping, dancing, shouting, abetted, it must be admitted, by the fine
local rum, but fueled more by the exhilaration of the occasion.
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