Nassau Bahamas "Live in the Moment"-Part 5

Our day of photography ended with more photos late in the evening.  The Marina Village, a shore side group of shops and restaurants, just around the corner from our hotel, holds a Junkanoo parade twice a week.

Junkanoo is a celebration that is centuries old in tradition and takes place all over the Bahamas
The 'real' Junkanoo parade/celebration takes place on Dec 26, Boxing Day at midnight, and lasts for several hours, and again on New Years day. The name Junkanoo is actually a derivative of John Canoe, an Akan man, from Ghana, a soldier for the Germans, who turned his back on the germans and supported his fellow Akans who were slaves.

 During the eras of slaves on the islands, this day celebrated time given off for the holidays.

I'm sure the real parade and celebration is quite entertaining.  This little glimpse of it was very energetic and very loud!

If you weren't a horn musician, then you had bells, clackers and whistles.

The procession went from one end of the village to the other.  We got caught up in the energy, and I was right in the middle of it, and having a great time!

Tom chose to sit and watch the procession! Mason decided he liked it so much, he's going to go to canivals in other places....hmmm, maybe he'll need a chaperone or two!

Our last day together was spent in a van rental touring the island, just to see what it was like.  More beaches, a hike in the primeval forest, with it's limestone caves,

a new screen saver photo,

We enjoyed spending time with the kids and their parents.  Now, it's back to Tucson for us, and to figure out where to go next!