Years ago I did the carnival celebration in
exhilarating, phantasmagoric experiences of my life. I wrote a long piece about it which was supposed to be part of a book about my travels through Latin America,
but it stands alone nicely now as a description of the event. I know most people rave about Rio as the place to be for
Carnival, but let me tell you,
is mostly for adults.
Which brings me to this post over at sister site Blogging Baby. Writer Karen Walrond wants you to give some thought to
Carnival in a completely different place: Trinidad & Tobago. She says, and I believe her, that the party in T&T
is consistently rated one of the best Carnivals in the world. The standard Carnival fare takes place: dancing,
scantily-clad women, pounding drums, and of course ample amounts of rum. But she also points out that in the week
before the adult-bacchanalia explodes,
the pre-event, children dress is colorful costumes and boogie as best babies can. There’s just much less rum.