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Carnival Tuesday
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Carnival Tuesday marks the climax of Antigua and Barbuda's summer Carnival, the Caribbean nation's largest cultural celebration. On this final day, costumed troupes known as mas bands parade through the capital, St. John's, accompanied by live soca and calypso music. The festival blends African-Caribbean masquerade traditions with a modern street celebration held each July and August.
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Carnival Tuesday
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Carnival Tuesday is the final day of Antigua and Barbuda's Carnival, when costumed troupes parade through the streets of St. John's to soca and calypso music, closing out the nation's biggest annual cultural festival.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Culturama Day marks the finale of Culturama, Nevis' annual summer festival celebrating the island's heritage with music, food, and a parade through the capital, Charlestown.
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British Virgin Islands
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Emancipation Tuesday is a public holiday in the British Virgin Islands marking a key day of the territory's annual August Emancipation Festival, which commemorates the 1834 abolition of slavery in the British Caribbean.
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