{"id":23592,"date":"2023-08-26T22:57:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T02:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=23592"},"modified":"2023-09-21T00:22:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T04:22:34","slug":"jouvert-carnival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2023\/08\/26\/jouvert-carnival\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: J’Ouvert Dawn Parade At Boston Caribbean Carnival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

J\u2019Ouvert means \u201cbreaking of the dawn,\u201d according to organizers of Boston\u2019s <\/a>a<\/a>n<\/a>n<\/a>u<\/a>a<\/a>l<\/a> <\/a>Caribbean-American Carnival.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Carnival parade, held this afternoon, is marking its 50th year. But the day began with the early morning J\u2019Ouvert parade, which was founded by Andre Modestee and Althea Modestee-Labad in 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone can join in the J\u2019Ouvert parade. Groups danced this morning to soca music played by DJs on trucks and marching bands playing rara music, as participants hurled paint and oil and talcum powder and pigments onto each other. Scheduled to begin at 5 a.m., the parade got moving around 6:30 a.m., beginning at Talbot Avenue and Brenard Street, and proceeding along Talbot Avenue toward Blue Hill Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight people were injured in a shooting around 7:45 a.m. near the parade, around 10 Talbot Ave. and Blue Hill Avenue, and two people were arrested in connection with the violence, according to Boston Police. Police Commissioner Michael Cox, WCVB5 reported<\/a>, said \u201cthe shooting was not related to the parade since it happened on the outskirts of the parade route.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 2021: Cambridge Carnival Parade Returns For First Time In Three Years.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 2019: At Protest Over Canceled Cambridge Carnival, Organizers Call For Scaled-Back Festival In Late September<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 2019: Cambridge Carnival Canceled Over Fears Of Gun Violence, Organizers Say<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 2017: 25th Cambridge Carnival Parade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 2016 J\u2019ouvert at Boston Caribbean Carnival.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 2009 Caribbean Carnival Parade<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 2008 Caribbean Carnival Parade.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 2008: My review of Michael C. Smith\u2019s photos of the Boston Caribbean Carnival and a bit about its history on its 35th anniversary.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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