Junkanoo festival takes place yearly from December 26th ( the day after Christmas) until the first day of the new year, January 1st. Thousands of Nassau’s inhabitants dance in the streets in several dancing's parades according to the amazing joy and tempo of the Maranga drums beats.
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The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism P.O. Box N-3701 Nassau, Bahamas Tel: 242-302-2000 Fax: 242-302-2098 Toll Free: 1-800-Bahamas
background and overview:
Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.
Junkanoo festival takes place yearly from December 26th ( the day after Christmas) until the first day of the new year, January 1st. Thousands of Nassau’s inhabitants dance in the streets in several dancing's parades according to the amazing joy and tempo of the Maranga drums beats.
