Carnival DescriptionEN English Description Mashramani, often abbreviated to "Mash", is an annual festival that celebrates Guyana becoming a Republic in 1970. The festival, usually held on 23 February (except for the 2016 event, this was held on Guyana's Independence Day, 26 May, to celebrate Guyana's 50th Independence Anniversary)– Guyanese Republic Day – includes a parade, music, games and cooking and is intended to commemorate the "Birth of the Republic".The word "Mashramani" is derived from an Amerindian language and in translation means "the celebration after hard work". It is one of the most colourful of all the country's festivals. There are spectacular costume competitions, float parades, masquerade bands, and dancing in the streets to the accompaniment of steel band music and calypsos. Masquerades frequent the streets performing acrobatic dance routines, a vivid reminder of Guyana's African heritage. Calypso competitions with their witty social commentaries are another integral part of "Mash", and this culminates in the coronation of a King or Queen for the particular year. Wiki A link to a wiki entry about this item. https://eu-lac.org/vmwiki/index.php/Mashramani Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mashramani Type The nature or genre of the resource Carnival Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,6.2571961,-59.2969685; Description An account of the resource Mashramani, often abbreviated to "Mash", is an annual festival that celebrates Guyana becoming a Republic in 1970. The festival, usually held on 23 February (except for the 2016 event, this was held on Guyana's Independence Day, 26 May, to celebrate Guyana's 50th Independence Anniversary)– Guyanese Republic Day – includes a parade, music, games and cooking and is intended to commemorate the "Birth of the Republic".The word "Mashramani" is derived from an Amerindian language and in translation means "the celebration after hard work". It is one of the most colourful of all the country's festivals. There are spectacular costume competitions, float parades, masquerade bands, and dancing in the streets to the accompaniment of steel band music and calypsos. Masquerades frequent the streets performing acrobatic dance routines, a vivid reminder of Guyana's African heritage. Calypso competitions with their witty social commentaries are another integral part of "Mash", and this culminates in the coronation of a King or Queen for the particular year. Extent The size or duration of the resource. cm x cm x cm Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Carnival License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT