| Festivals are celebrated all over the world for various | | | | music. These parties last for a long time, sometimes, till |
| reasons. There are festivals celebrating fertility; | | | | dawn. |
| festivals honoring gods and goddesses; and the most | | | | Kadooment for Kids. The children enjoy putting on |
| common, festivals of thanksgiving for good harvest. | | | | costumes as elaborate as the adults and they join |
| Barbados' main product is sugar. Sugarcane plantations | | | | contests and parades. |
| can be found all over the island dating back as early | | | | Concerts and Exhibitions. Bajan culture is on the |
| as 1700s. The origins of the festival can be traced | | | | spotlight as locals participate in folk concerts and photo |
| back as far as 1780 when the island became the | | | | exhibits. There are also workshops for the guests |
| largest producer of sugar in the world. The festival is | | | | interested in Barbadian art. |
| celebrated at the end of the harvest season to give | | | | Calypso. The main attraction of the festival is the |
| thanks for the successful harvest. | | | | music of Calypso. There are tents set up and |
| During the heyday of the sugar production, the | | | | sponsored by local businesses where Calypsonians |
| colonizers used African slaves for cheap labor. The | | | | showcase their talents. There is a competition among |
| descendants of the slaves became the modern | | | | the musicians and the titles they're vying for are: Road |
| people of Barbados; the remnants of African tradition | | | | March Monarch, Party Monarch, and the |
| were incorporated during the festivals. The festival | | | | Pic-O-De-Crop Monarch. |
| season will last from May to August, 2010. It is | | | | Grand Kadoomet. The Grand Kadoomet is the climax |
| recommended that guests stay in apartment hotel, | | | | and finale of the Crop Over Festival. There will be a |
| Barbados can be an expensive place if you plan to | | | | carnival-like parade where participants dress up in |
| stay awhile. | | | | costumes depending on their theme. Like the other |
| The old traditional rituals of the event were slowly | | | | activities, there is a competition, this time for designers. |
| replaced by more modern activities throughout the | | | | The designers all covet the Designer of the Year |
| years. There's a fusion of western and African culture | | | | award to recognize their excellence and creativity |
| showcased during the festival. Guests with different | | | | manifested in the costumes and floats that are |
| interests are sure to find something to do during the | | | | showcased in the parade. From the National Stadium |
| festival because of the various activities lined up. | | | | up to the Spring Garden, revelers dance their way |
| Delivery of Last Canes Ceremony. This ceremony | | | | while accompanied by rhythmically contagious calypso |
| awards the most productive cutters of sugarcane in | | | | music. The participants gather in the Spring Garden |
| the island. They will be crowned the king and queen of | | | | and an all out party ensues, complete with food and |
| the whole festival for that year. | | | | drinks. |
| Bridgetown Market. Local arts and crafts are displayed | | | | Barbados is one party island for locals and tourists |
| all over the market and tourists can buy these works | | | | alike. If it's a party you're looking for then you came to |
| of art for a lower price is you know how to negotiate | | | | the right Caribbean island. A guest doesn't need to |
| or bargain. | | | | worry about accommodations. Staying in an apartment |
| Cohobblopot. Kadooment bands dance and display | | | | hotel Barbados can make your stay quite comfortable |
| their elaborate costumes while Calypsonians play the | | | | without breaking the bank. |