http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1592816,00.html
"For the two days preceding Ash Wednesday in Trinidad and Tobago, the 100,000 people who have taken to the streets make it a point to forget quite a few things. First among these is a sense of self-control, exchanging it for alcohol-infused abandon as they trek around the capital city of Port-of-Spain; second and most noticeably, they forget much of their clothing. But this is Carnival, and for Trinidadians the entire social year revolves around this event  which also attracts tens of thousands of foreigners, like myself, who themselves become Trini, if only for a short time. When "playing mas," or masquerading in Carnival, partiers follow an organized caravan called a "band" that they have already registered with and chosen a costume from. Some outfits tend to be conservative, like the simple cotton sailor suits worn by one group. Others have elaborate sky-high headdresses and makeshift tails made of feathers that a peacock would envy. But by far the most noticeable are the decorated bikinis worn by the beauty queens  which leave just enough to the imagination. Of course, it simply isn't enough to just watch; being a person of action, I felt the need to don a costume, as part of the TRIBE band, and enjoy a few drinks, a lot of jumping and "wining"  which is what folks in the Caribbean call a dance in which hips gyrate in synch. You should always do this with a partner. " Tribe is the carnival website my company worked on :) http://www.carnivaltribe.com Ironically I was one of those who would have left the hustle and bustle to relax somewhere else if I had the time to relax. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:228846 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
