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SVG´s Vincy Mas Carnival celebrates heritage and unity
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7/2/2025
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines comes alive with rhythm, color, and cultural pride during the annual Vincy Mas Carnival. teleSUR
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Let's stay on topic and welcome once more our special envoy in St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
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Belén de los Santos, who is right there enjoying and informing about these important
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celebrations on the island. Hello Belén, welcome. What can you tell us so far?
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Hello Luis, once again here from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, particularly
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from Arnes Vale. This is about five kilometers away from the capital, King's Town, and we are
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reporting on the Vinci Mass that is already underway, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Carnival.
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And let's learn a little bit more about this carnival. Vinci Mass is its name and it comes from
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Vinci, the colloquial term used to denominate the nation and also Mass, short for Masquerade,
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the original traditions of the celebration. It has a lot in common with other Caribbean celebrations,
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but also very specific, some unique characteristics. So some of them, let's recall that this carnival
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dates back to the origins of this land and we need to understand that the culture being displayed here
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comes from the native culture from indigenous people here in this land. Also very significant
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Afro-descendant culture that came here and makes an important part of the cultural heritage of the
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region and also the colonialist influence from British and French dominance as well. That is what has made
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this carnival such a rich historic tradition and cultural environment in which all of that comes into play
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and it's celebrated by the locals at this moment. We were talking about the Afro-descendant component and
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the Afro roots that are really so important and so alive here and celebrated by the people of St. Vincent
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and the Grenadines. We were talking about the musical and cultural aspects when we last talked and it's
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important to keep in mind that for example the carnival has always been a face of resistance. So for decades and
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centuries the people have come together for example to showcase their freedom of expression and resist slavery
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tradition and speak up their mind, give a voice to their own experience and that is what after decades and from generation to
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generation is being passed on and we now see it in live performances in which adults and young
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people are showcasing through calypso rhythm for example their views on society and freedom on what
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that true expression really is. So that is something in which we are learning a little bit more about these
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celebrations. We'll continue to bring you all the information here from St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Now I go back to you Luis.
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For the latest info on these important carnival celebrations we're going to stay tuned of course
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for more updates in upcoming news brief.
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