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Junkanoo is a street parade with music, dance, and costumes in many towns across the Bahamas every Boxing Day (26 December), New Year's Day. The largest Junkanoo parade happens in New Providence, the capital. There are also Junkanoo parades in Miami in June and Key West in October, where the local black American populations have their roots in The Bahamas. In addition to being a culture dance for the Garifuna people, this type of dancing is also performed in The Bahamas on Independence day and other historical holidays. Dances are choreographed to the beat of goatskin drums and cowbells. ==History== The origin of the word ''junkanoo'' is rather obscure. Douglas Chambers, professor of African studies at the University of Southern Mississippi, suggests a possible Igbo origin from the Igbo yam deity ''Njoku Ji'' referencing festivities in time for the new yam festival. Chambers also suggests a link with the Igbo ''okonko'' masking tradition of southern Igboland which feature horned maskers and other masked characters in similar style to jonkonnu masks. Many of the colonies Jonkonnu was prominent, Bahamas, Jamaica, Virginia, had a relatively high percentage of Igbo people among the enslaved African population. Similarities with the Yoruba Egungun festivals have also been made. It is believed that this festival began during the 16th and 17th centuries. The slaves in The Bahamas were given a special holiday around Christmas time when they would be able to leave the plantations to be with their family and celebrate the holidays with African dance, music, and costumes. After emancipation, this tradition continued, and junkanoo has evolved from its simple origins to a formal, more organised parade with sophisticated, intricate costumes, themed music and incentive prizes. Parades in The Bahamas are judged in various categories; A (or Major) Category, the B Category, Individual costume, and fun groups:). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Junkanoo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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