Junkanoo

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2023
URL: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01988
Description: Junkanoo is a national cultural festival in The Bahamas. An outlet for creative expression, it is a celebration of unity, bringing together thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds in the creation of towering, colourful costumes with cardboard and crepe paper. Transmitted within families, Junkanoo is a celebration of creativity that refines the art of making beauty. It is incorporated into every major national event as a traditional cultural expression and fosters a sense of community pride, identity, spirituality and unity.
Country(ies): Bahamas
© Robert Johnson, 2020
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