The sights and sounds of the Caribbean took over Exhibition Place Saturday as the Caribbean Carnival’s grand parade made its triumphant return to Toronto streets.
“We're just excited to be able to get back ‘on de road,’” Chair of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival Board, Laverne Garcia, told CP24.com.
“So while they would have these balls, it eventually led to the uprising and the freedom and emancipation. But they would gather in the streets and have their own sort of parallel celebrations but in the streets,” Garcia said. “It's interesting to me how Toronto as a whole has really embraced carnival. And for a lot of people, it's just part of what summer means for them in Toronto,” she added.In order to march in the parade, which extends along Lake Shore Boulevard West, revellers must join a participating masquerade “mas” band.
When the parade first began in Trinidad and Tobago, masqueraders wore costumes that represented a political statement. “It does take a lot of work and we put in a lot of research, hours to make sure that the theme that we're portraying comes off correctly. I would say the design process, we start in December. As soon as one carnival ends we start planning for the next.”WHAT CAN ATTENDEES EXPECT AT THE PARADE?Bands will make their way across the Exhibition Grounds with masquerades dancing to soca, dancehall and more, while waving flags that represent their native lands or heritage.
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