Every year, Trinbagonians gather at the Queen’s Park Savannah to fly kites. It’s kite-flying season, with the Poui trees in bloom and the snow cone vendors making their way around.

Queen’s Park Savannah is a park in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Known colloquially simply as “the Savannah,” it is Port of Spain’s largest open space—and the world’s largest traffic roundabout. It occupies about 260 acres (1.1 km²) ^[1] of level land, and the distance around the perimeter is about 2.2 mi (3.5 km)…read more.

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The Moko arrived in Trinidad by “walking all the way across the Atlantic Ocean from the West coast of Africa, laden with many, many centuries of experience, and, in spite of all inhuman attacks and encounters, yet still walks tall, tall, tall. (John Cupid, Caribbean Beat)” The idea of the Moko survived by living in the hearts of African descendants during slavery and colonial life to eventually walk the streets of Trinidad in a celebration of freedom, Carnival. While this figure was rooted in African heritage, Trinidad adapted the figure, notably by adding on Jumbie or ghost to the name. The by the early 1900s Moko Jumbies had become an element of Trinidad’s Carnival. This figure would walk the streets of Port of Spain and other cities protecting the city and revelers from evil. As part of his role in Carnival the Moko Jumbie would accept donations from onlookers in upper floors of buildings read more…

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The Canboulay Riots riots by the descendants of freed slaves on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago against attempts by the British police to crack down on aspects of the celebration of Carnival. The riots occurred in February 1881 in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and in the southern cities of San Fernando and Princes Town in February 1884 causing loss of life. The riots are still commemorated today and canboulay music is an important part of the music of Trinidad and Tobago notably the use of steel pans which were the descendants of percussion instruments banned in the 1880s. The “chantwell” or chantuelle who was also an integral part of the celebrations was the forerunner of the calypsonian and later soca music. (source: wikipedia)

Matisse was one of the first 20th century artists to make color a central element of painting — chosen to evoke emotions. “A certain blue penetrates your soul,” he wrote. “A certain red affects your blood pressure.” He also was familiar with the way that complementary colors, such as red and blue, strengthened each other when they were placed next to each other.
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Further reading: The National Flag