Pre-teen kids from the block would have their own mock parades on a daily basis during the months leading up to the Christmas season. Originally, paraders would use almost any readily available items from around the house or yard: old, colorful clothing, banana leaves, or shirts and pants covered with sponges.
Years later during the s , flower and water would be used to make paste to fasten tissue paper and fringed crepe paper to pants and shirts. Felt is used in the USA instead of crepe paper for the basic background color. In the Bahamas, there are multiple categories of costumes. Many group costumes are made up of cardboard, wire, and plastic rods. The cardboard is painted, outlined, and then dressed by pasting colorful paper beads and jewels to depict a theme.
This is a very time consuming and expensive process. Then we fiercely compete for large monetary prizes in groups or individually. Traditional Junkanoo musical instruments include drums made from open-ended, wooden or metal barrels covered in goat or sheep skin. However, some home-made instruments such as conch shell, horns and poinciana pods have been replaced by modern instruments.
Today, the addition of brass instruments create the melody of the music. Junkanoo, named after the West African John Canoe Festival, originated in the Bahamas around the 17th century as a masquerade. Slaves with their faces hidden under a flour paste, celebrated on Boxing Day and the day after Christmas. Later, flour paste was replaced by wire masks held on a stick. Junkanooers blew bugles and horns, and beat on goatskin drums.
Prizes were awarded, and group participation began. Soon, the costumes were fringed, not in cloth, by newspaper, then multi-coloured crepe paper.
Today, as a cultural expression, Junkanoo is highly revered. From June or July on, participating groups such as the Valley Boys lead by Gus Cooper, The Saxons lead by Percy Viola Francis, and Roots, create elaborate costumes and floats from cardboard, wire, styrofoam and paper mache. Shrieking whistles, shaking cowbells and beating drums echo through the air.
Visitors who are here over the Christmas and New Years Day holiday period should be sure to watch this boisterous parade which represents an important aspect of Bahamian culture. Others can catch a little Junkanoo during the summer at various Hotels, and winning floats from recent festivals can be seen at the Junkanoo Expo Museum on Prince George Wharf. Overhead streetlights highlight the hues of the costumes and banners intricately designed and patterned from minute strips of crepe paper of all colors glued to clothing, cardboard and wood.
Each troupe selects a theme for its costumes and members are dressed in variations of that theme. It could be something as archaic as Vikings or as contemporary as astronauts. The groups short-step or merengue along the street, depending on the music they play with their goat-skin drums, cowbells, conchshell horns and whistles. Revelers on the sidelines cavort with the same abandon, singing and dancing along, "We're rushin', we're rushin', we're rushin through the crowd Vocabulary: Have individuals or pairs look up and write the definitions of the following words.
Discuss the terms together. Define and discuss what is meant by the common good resources shared for the collective benefit of the whole group of people. Ask how cooperative groups, behaviors, or elements of their day contribute to the common good.
Based on the research, participants draw sketches of a headdress in the Junkanoo style. It should demonstrate the line, color, size, shapes and textures of Junkanoo. Form groups that will design and create headdresses. Following are two options for forming the groups:.
For an informal assessment, check to see that the following was accomplished: 1. Participants show interest in the project. Participants can name at least three facts about the Bahamas. Group designs are in a similar style to the Junkanoo pictures. Formal assessment: The writing exercise can be scored using the following rubric: Length, vocabulary, participation, all eight vocabulary words included and used correctly.
Select a set of Standards required , Grade, and Subject. After you hit "Find Standards," drill through the standards. Introduction to Junkanoo!
A Bahamian Festival 2. Group Headdresses 3. Junkanoo Parade. A Bahamian Festival. Arts Education. Language Arts. Social Studies.
Common Good. Constructing Meaning. Expository Writing.
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