Traditional mas in Sangre Grande on Carnival Tuesday. Video by Ralph Banwarie. | CNC3 Television, Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando Carnival burst into life with a bang. The streets came alive as our young masqueraders dazzled in their colourful costumes. The future of Carnival truly shone bright in the heart of San Fernando today. Here are a few highlights. Video by IVAN TOOLSIE | CNC3 Television, Trinidad and Tobago

🇹🇹🌍 Trinidad and Tobago’s Diversity – The World in Two Islands Trinidad and Tobago’s diversity began long before independence. The first settlers were Arawakan and Cariban peoples from South America. Centuries later, Spanish, French, and British colonizers layered their cultures atop an Amerindian base. Africans brought during the transatlantic labor system shaped the islands’ rhythm and language. After 1834 emancipation, British planters imported workers from India under indenture between 18

The Limbo dance from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹. It spoke directly of the limited space in the slaving ships and the African ability to escape it. Enslaved Africans on the ship spent most of their time cramped and confined in the ship’s hold, in no more space than would allow a person to lie down or sit up. The dance as an exercise was intended to ease the stiffness that resulted from enforced sitting or lying. 🎥: @kita_limbo_ Follow @africachanneltv | The Africa Channel

AFRICAN EMANCIPATION DAY This is footage of the African Emancipation day procession on Piccadilly Street, Port-of-Spain this morning. Express photojournalist Jermaine Cruickshank is there. | CCN TV6: Trinidad and Tobago