| Dominica did not celebrate carnival before Lent elaborately with beautiful costumes, music, and fanfare like in Trinidad and elsewhere, and in that way it was a disappointment. Instead, Dominica�s carnival was a very local, simple, spontaneous holiday event, especially in the small town of Portsmouth. For two days, both in the mornings and late afternoons, locals celebrated dancing in the streets to music coming mostly from loudspeakers on a flatbed truck. Many of the costumes were created using long, thin strips of plastic, and anyone who wished could join in the fun. It was the watching of the locals having pure spontaneous fun that was special. |
