I-St. Thomas Carnival ibuye mathupha ngomkhosi oyingqopha-mlando

Umgubho waminyaka yonke wama-70 we-St. Thomas Carnival ubuwumkhosi oxubile wamasiko nesiko. Indikimba yalo nyaka ethi “A New Cultural Roogadoo for Carnival 2022” ibihlanganisa imicimbi yansuku zonke yamahhala yezingane, abantu abadala, nemindeni yabo bonke ubudala ekhiqizwe Uphiko Lwemigubho Lomnyango Wezokuvakasha.

Ngemva kweminyaka emibili yemicimbi ebonakalayo, iCarnival yabuya mathupha e-St. Thomas ukuze ithole isifushaniso sezinsuku ezinhlanu zokudla, umculo, namasiko. Inhlanganisela yamasiko esikhathi eside afana nomculo we-calypso, i-J'outvert, iParade, enohlu lwesimanje lwabaculi nemicimbi.

“ISt. UThomas Carnival ubewumsebenzi wothando nesinyathelo esibheke endleleni efanele yokubuyela emazingeni angaphambi kobhubhane,” kusho u-Ian Turnbull, uMqondisi weDivision of Festivals. “Besifuna ukuba nesibindi futhi sihlanganise ezinye zezici zamasiko endabuko njengamabhendi abukhoma ne-calypso ezizukulwaneni zethu ezindala, kodwa futhi sibhekelele isizukulwane esisha ngabaculi abasha, besimanje, bendawo. Ukusabela nokwesekwa komphakathi kwakumangalisa ukubona, futhi kwacaca ukuthi kwakulangazelela ukuthi iCarnival ibuye mathupha.”

Abantu bendawo kanye nezivakashi bahlanganyele ndawonye ekugubheni uhlelo olulindelwe ngabomvu oluhlanganisa imisindo yomculo wase-Caribbean njenge-calypso, i-soca, namabhendi e-reggae, imigubho yansuku zonke nemibukiso yabathandi bomculo. Ngobusuku besigodi obuhlanu obulandelanayo, abaculi abadumile bendawo nabasemhlabeni wonke bashaya isiteji njengoKes the Band, Beres Hammond, Spectrum, Rock City, no-Adam O, ukusho abambalwa.

Abathandi bokudla bathutheleke embukisweni waminyaka yonke weFood Fair, obejwayele ukubanjelwa e-Emancipation Garden, kodwa kulo nyaka ubuse-Crown Bay lapho abantu bendawo behlangabezene nezivakashi ezimise emikhunjini yokuvakasha. Abafundi besikole samabanga aphakeme bekilasi lezokwakha lika-Shamang Straun e-Charlotte Amalie High School bathathe umsebenzi wokuklama ukwakheka kwenkundla ukuze kuvunyelwe ukuzizwisa okugelezayo nokuhlelekile kokunambitha kwezitsha zasendaweni nezamasiko. Izibiliboco ezengeziwe zasendaweni zase-Caribbean zingatholakala emagcekeni edolobhana nsuku zonke.

Okuhlangenwe nakho kwe-Carnival akuphelele ngaphandle kwama-parade lapho abantu bendawo nezivakashi zabo bonke ubudala behlangana ndawonye begqoke izingubo ezimibalabala ngenkathi bemasha futhi bedansa emigwaqweni eduze kwamabhendi abukhoma, izigubhu zensimbi nama-mocko jumbies ahehayo, omele umdansi onezingqimba zama-spirit guides iziqhingi. Kulo nyaka, uNksz Carmen Sibilly uhlonishwe waphinde wathweswa umqhele njenge-Carnival Queen ka-1952.

“Umphumela omuhle weCarnival onawo kwezokuvakasha endaweni yethu uyabonakala. Umcimbi oyigugu futhi othandwayo kubo bonke, futhi umthamo wethu wezindiza kanye nomthamo wamahhotela kuleli sonto elidlule ufakazela lokhu, kusho uKhomishana Wezokuvakasha, u-Joseph Boschulte. “Phakathi kwemicimbi, izivakashi zingajabulela amabhishi ethu ahlanzekile, ukudla okumnandi, impilo yasolwandle, iziqhingi ezingodade zase-St. Croix ne-St. John nokunye okuningi. Sibheke ngabomvu ukuqhubeka naleli siko eselinesikhathi eside nokwamukela izivakashi ukuze zijabulele amasiko ethu amakhulu eminyaka ezayo.”

Kuningi okuzayo ngeCarnival. Ihlukile ku- I-USVI, kunemikhosi emithathu yeCarnival minyaka yonke. Ukulandela impumelelo ye USt. Thomas, wonke amehlo aphezu kwe-St. John Festival ezayo ehlelelwe ukuphela kukaJuni kuya kuJulayi kanye noMkhosi KaKhisimusi wase-St. Croix ohlelelwe u-December.