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It’s Carnival! Events Dates

February 2018

-February 01 – Hebbe Hebbe Fest – Parking lot Post Office Oranjestad – 8:00 PM
-February 03 – Jouvert Morning & Pyjama Party in San Nicolas – 4:00 am
-February 03 – Aruba’s Grand Lighting Parade in Oranjestad – 8:00 PM
-February 04 – Grand Children’s Parade in San Nicolas – 2:00 PM
-February 04 – Burning of Momito at Carnival Village in San Nicolas – 7:30 PM
-February 08 – Lighting Parade in San Nicolas – 8:00 PM
-February 10 – Grand Carnival Parade in San Nicolas – 12:00 AM
-February 11 – 64th Grand Carnival Parade in Oranjestad – 12:00 AM
-February 11 – Burning of King Momo (ending of Grand Parade) 7:30 PM

Tobago during the early plied to other Caribbean the biggest carnival con-
to mid-20th century. It lays carnivals. (Source; Wikipe- cert of Aruba with the most
its roots in the West African dia). popular bands for free.
Kaiso and the arrival of As from yesterday the is- Something completely dif-
French planters and their land is under the power of ferent is the by locals very
ORANJESTAD - While the the election of the Caiso & slaves from Dominica and our Prins & Pancho. During popular event Jouvert
official opening of the car- Soca Monarch. The island's Martinique. Soca is a style of this Transfer of Commend, Morning & Pyjama Party
nival season took off with greatest music creators go Caribbean music originat- that took place yesterday in San Nicolas. In the early
the Torch Parade at Janu- head to head each year ing in Trinidad and Tobago. morning, the Prime Minister morning of Saturday Febru-
ary 6, the island caught the in an epic musical battle, Soca originally combined opens the reign of the royal ary 3, at 4 am, thousands of
carnival fever and since and only one Monarch of the melodic lilting sound of court by handing over the people come together by
then entered a series of Soca and one Monarch of calypso with American soul keys of the island to the the so-called ‘pyjama par-
carnival events that go on Calypso are crowned. The (SOulCAlypso:SOCA) and Prince. Obviously this is a ty’, the largest ‘jump-up’
until February 11. What has winners this year were Tony the cadence music from symbolic state in the light during the carnival season.
been past weekend and Mingo from Le Groove as Dominica and the French of carnival season. Live music caravans are fol-
week: the pre-finals of the the Soca Monarch, and Antilles. lowed by a dancing crowd
Caiso & Soca Monarch and Blacky from Tsunami as the The Carnival Road March Coming Up through the streets of San
the Grand Final yesterday Calypso Monarch. And in is the musical composition Are you curious about the Nicolas. Only some hours
evening, Aruba Carnival the end there will be only played most often at the carnival ambiance and later you can continue the
Queen & Mrs. Carnival Elec- one Road March Cham- ‘judging points’ along the would you like to join a carnival fever as Aruba’s
tion last Saturday and the pion. parade route during Car- warm-up party, than Heb- Grand Lighting Parade in
Children’s Parade in Noord Calypso is a style of Afro- nival. Originating as part of be Hebbe Fest on Thursday Oranjestad starts at 8 pm.
yesterday. Coming up from Caribbean music that Trinidad and Tobago Carni- February 1st in Oranjestad
tomorrow until Sunday: originated in Trinidad and val, the term has been ap- is your thing. It is said to be Continued on Page 14
Hebbe Hebbe Fest, Jouvert
Morning & Pyjama Party in
San Nicolas, Aruba’s Grand
Lighting Parade in Oranjes-
tad and the Grand Children
Parade San Nicolas. Get a
taste and join in on our big-
gest cultural phenomenon.

Has Been
Last weekend the Queen
& Mrs. Were chosen for the
coming parades. Queen of
this year is Marsheline Kock,
she represents the carni-
val group Superfood. The
Mrs. Carnival is Shaira Lacle
from TOB carnival group.
Both queens were crowned
by our Prime Minister Evelyn
Wever Croes. The children
had their blast too as in
Noord the Children’s Pa-
rade took off. Amazing
creative costumes and
dancing kids on uplifting
music were the ingredients
of this entertaining parade.
Something that is taken
very serious in the island is