Junkanoo

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Junkanoo is a street parade with music, which occurs in many towns across the Bahamas every Boxing Day (December 26) and New Year's Day. The largest Junkanoo happens in Nassau, the capital.

Junkanoo groups "rush" from 2:00 AM until shortly after dawn, to the music of cowbells, in costumes made from cardboard covered in tiny shreds of colourful crepe paper competing for cash prizes.

Musical groups involved in the Nassau Junkanoo have included The Saxons, The Valley Boys, The Roots and One Family. Groups of the past included the Vikings and Music Makers.

A Junkanoo is featured in sequences of the James Bond film Thunderball that occur in Nassau. The celebration was staged specifically for the movie since it was filmed at the wrong time of year, but local residents were enthusiastic, creating elaborate floats and costumes and involving hundreds of people.

Junkanoo is also celebrated in Jamaica.

External links

• http://www.junkanoo.com
• http://www.valleyboys.com
• http://www.junkanoobeat.com
• http://groups.msn.com/saxonsbrass
• Photographs of Junkanoo in the Abacos, a group of islands in the Bahamas.