Festflash
| The Festival begins on July 13th 2007. Over the two week period each village will attempt to venerate, celebrate or narrate pieces of Tobago history. Natural legacies are also part of the Festival, and account for numerous forays into the physical characteristics of the land and sea. Heritage Festival 2007 culminates in an Emancipation Day parade and Food Fair at the Pigeon Point Heritage Park. |
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The Heritage Festival primarily hopes to divulge things about Tobago as it pertains to anthropological and geographical history This means it attracts anyone who has an interest in the way people lived, and in the way the old ones interacted with the land they lived off. There is another aspect - the historical side. Tobago was subject to many changes based on events taking place on the both sides of the Atlantic at the turn of the 18th century.
Coming from the 'other' side of the Festival, we have the onlookers. Persons who seek out knowledge, who enjoy a good dramatic presentation, music lovers, and groups trying to connect their history with what becomes transparent during the Festival. As the Festival matures, we have seen people from the African countries, from the North American cities. These are two large groups who foster a 'black' awareness, and want to know more about that dark time in history where so much suffering occurred. Not all is staid and ceremonial, as the island hotels carry a fair amount of patrons who come out to seek entertainment in a pure sense. |
To answer the question simply. On the local side, Tobago drummers, dancers, singers, fishermen, cooks, indeed anyone who lives here, can find a way to commemorate the Heritage Festivities.| < Prev |
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