Jouvert Monday Madness
Carnival Monday and Tuesday comes just before Ash Wednesday, so it is usually a February or March event. The Carnival season ends with two days of masquerade through the streets.
The two day parade starts at dawn with the wierdest of costumes; paints and mud, yes, mud on the bodies of revelers. This early Monday morning opening is called Jouvert (pronunced joo-vay)
This year 2025, we can chalk it to March madness. The rest of the parades that is Monday afternoon and Tuesday is about intricate designs and artistry through the streets. Beads, feathers, sequins, and colour play a dynamic drama in the streets.
coconut vendors
ply their trade even early
in the dawn hours
© gillena cox 2025
[Here i am in the melee]
(Photos gillenacox2025 except the pic of me drinkibg coconut water)
Gillena, your haibun and photos are the next best thing to being there. I wanted to tell you that last week, at Frederik Meijer Gardens, they had a steel drum player. My granddaughter was dancing to the music.
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Absolutely loved this, pictures and text and haiku. Really nice.
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Thank you for your poetic invitation to join in Carnival, Gillena! I had a wonderful time!
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Gillena, wonderful haibun and photos. It looks like so much fun!
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Sounds like a hoot of a time, what a happy haibun for the day love it!
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Do you get up early for the wild costumes? I love all the celebration. Well done!
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Such an upbeat piece. I am almost jealous :)
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Thank you for the March madness of Carnival season, Gillena, and for the photos to illustrate your haibun. I think I prefer beads, feathers and sequins to mud!
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Gillena, I love how you bring the energy of Jouvert to life with such vivid imagery. The inclusion of coconut vendors adds a perfect, grounding touch to the scene!
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Carnival is really a proper way to live out the madness of March
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So similar to our Mardi Gras. Perhaps with the same roots? We have our Mardi Gras parade tonight, and I'll be thinking of your haibun while I watch the bright costumes and floats pass by.
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I loved your pictures and haibun, Gillena! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for your appreciation Yvette
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