Carnival on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

23rd and 24 th of February in Trinidad and Tobago hosts a carnival, a colorful festival. Every year these days on the streets to the accompaniment of music, brings a carnival trucks go a lot of the festival participants dressed in revealing outfits, entirely covered with sequins and always adorned with feathers.

Carnival, which is the oldest in the world and is usually worth in today's ranking immediately after their Brazilian analogue, is rightly considered the most important cultural event of the country. The tradition of the festival appeared in the islands at the end of the XIII century, but became popular only after the abolition of slavery in 1838. Then the former slaves turned elegant costumed masked ball with exquisite dinner in the frenzied street party, which now play in different cities around the world.
Traditionally, the festival begins on the eve of Tuesday at the week's oil, also known as Mardi Gras. At that time, the city streets filled with crowds of painted and dressed in rags carnival participants, who dance to the accompaniment of the accompanying band of steel drums and in the rhythm of a special kind of Afro-Caribbean music - calypso. An integral part of the carnival is a custom coat themselves with mud and other special, butter, chocolate and a special paint for the body.

Carnival reaches its climax during the masquerade, which begins on Monday evening. At this time in the streets, which is a great variety of mobile tent with soft and strong drinks, food and foodstuffs, are ready for group participants. As part of the carnival runs a huge number of competitions, the most striking of which are steel drum band competition and choice monarshey pair - King and Queen of Calypso.