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Nobel Laureate Week
Saint Lucia sets aside one week each year to Celebrate the achievements of its two Nobel laureates and outstanding sons-of-the-soil, Sir Arthur Lewis and Derek Walcott who won the Nobel Prizes in Economics (1979) and Literature (1992) respectively.
Sir Derek Walcott
Sir Arthur Lewis
Independence Day
On this day St. Lucia celebrates its 34th anniversary of independence from British rule. In 1979 St. Lucia was reborn as an independent state after being a colony of Great Britain.
The Flag
St.Lucia Jazz
The grand opening of St Lucia Jazz at Mindoo Phillip Park. This event normally creates a burst of excitement and the buzz around St Lucia Jazz. It is definietly a favourite and is expected to be well attended and warmly received. Saint Lucia Jazz has become one of the major events in Saint Lucia’s and surely a most anticipated event on the Caribbean’s calendar. During the month of May, the island dances when Jazz fills the air and tourism takes on a whole new meaning to all. What started as simply a marketing event to boost tourist arrivals during a low period has developed into a truly International Festival.
As the month of May approaches each year, Saint Lucia Jazz draws attention to the island as the world waits in eager anticipation for the announcement of the usual star studded line-up.
The entertainment is a mix of straight up Jazz, R&B, French and Latin music, reggae and Caribbeanmusic. Past performers include Kenny G, Air Supply, John Legend, Rihanna, Santana, UB40, Kassav and many, many more.
St.Lucia Carnival
This Parade brings to a climax the celebration of Saint Lucian Carnival. Titles such as Carnival Queen, Calypso Monarch, Panorama Champions, Party Monarch among others will have already been decided. On these days revellers take to the streets in a bouillion of colour and music as each band strives to capture the coveted title of “Band of the Year.
Feast of St. Rose De Lima (La Rose)
This is one of two rival floral cultural festivals of St. Lucia. It is celebrated primarily in the more rural communities. After attending a religious service, members of the Flower Society parade the streets of their community dressed up in imitations of Kings and Queens, prince and princesses, doctors, nurses, policemen and soldiers.
Traditionally, these two rival Flower Societies begin what is locally referred to as séances. These séances are essentially weekly meetings held by each group. At these meetings, there is one female singer or Chantwelle of each Society, who has the task of composing Belairs (tunes which are a blend of African and French expressions) which are sung in French Creole. In these songs, the Chantwelle and members give praise to their respective societies, while they light-heartedly disparage their rivals (the other Flower Society) in song and dance. The choruses of these songs are usually sung in unison to the accompaniment of saxophones, violins, the banjo, or any [traditional] musical instrument.
These weekly séances culminate in the colourful festivals of the La Rose on August 30 and Les Marguerite on October 17 each year. It is quite the cultural treat and visitors are welcome to observe and participate.
La Maguerite
This is the second of two rival floral cultural festivals of St. Lucia. It is celebrated primarily in the more rural communities. After attending a religious service, members of the Flower Society parade the streets of their community dressed up in imitations of Kings and Queens, prince and princesses, doctors, nurses, policemen and soldiers. .
Traditionally, these two rival Flower Societies begin what is locally referred to as séances. These séances are essentially weekly meetings held by each group. At these meetings, there is one female singer or Chantwelle of each Society, who has the task of composing Belairs (tunes which are a blend of African and French expressions) which are sung in French Creole. In these songs, the Chantwelle and members give praise to their respective societies, while they light-heartedly disparage their rivals (the other Flower Society) in song and dance. The choruses of these songs are usually sung in unison to the accompaniment of saxophones, violins, the banjo, or any [traditional] musical instrument.
These weekly séances culminate in the colourful festivals of the La Rose on August 30 and Les Marguerite on October 17 each year. It is quite the cultural treat and visitors are welcome to observe and participate.
Jounen Kweyol
This festival celebrates a popular yet un-official dialect of French, widely spoken in the Caribbean region. A mix of Kweyol (Creole) food, music, games and folklore come together to give this festival a really unique flavour, home to the French influenced Caribbean islands but enjoyed by many more.
Saint Cecilia’s Day
Saint Cecilia (Latin: Sancta Caecilia) is the patron saint of musicians and Church music. Her feast day is celebrated in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches on November 22. She is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. It was long supposed that she was a noble lady of Rome who, with her husband Valerian (us) and his brother Thateus, suffered martyrdom, c. 230, under the emperor Alexander Severus.
Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC)
The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) is an annual transatlantic sailing competition for racer and cruiser yachts since 1986. ARC starts at the end of November in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and ends before Christmas at the IGY Rodney Bay Marina in Saint Lucia.
The ARC is the largest transoceanic sailing event in the world and regularly attracts over 200 boats of many different shapes and sizes. The route takes between 14 and 21 days aided by trade winds, and covers over 2700 nautical miles.
National Day – Festival of Lights and Renewal
The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation or non-sovereign country. This nationhood can be symbolized by the date of independence, of becoming republic or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (birthday, accession, removal etc.). Often the day is not called “”National Day”” but serves and can be considered as one. The National Day will often be a national holiday. Formerly Discovery Day, Saint Lucians have always observed and celebrated National Day for a number of years by going to church services, attending parades and rallies, organizing sports meeting, staging cultural presentations and recently, the focus has been on the spectacle of these cultural presentations in various communities using the visual imagery of light, in its many manifestation as with light sculptures, lantern contests, and other assimilations.