cruisinaz Posted November 3, 2004 #1 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Mr. Barbados - I will be in Barbados on the Destiny on Wed Dec 22 until 10pm. Anything special Christmas related to see or do...I saw that Barbados has a Christmas parade each year (doubt it's on Wed, but thought I'd ask). Do people decorate their homes with lights? Any special Christmas shows that might be good? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbados Posted November 3, 2004 #2 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Mr. Barbados -I will be in Barbados on the Destiny on Wed Dec 22 until 10pm. Anything special Christmas related to see or do...I saw that Barbados has a Christmas parade each year (doubt it's on Wed, but thought I'd ask). Do people decorate their homes with lights? Any special Christmas shows that might be good? Thanks! Unfortunately, we’ve only seen two Christmases in Barbados in the last 14 years. We arrive on the island in early January for our winter stay (read: work!). Yes, the Barbadian people do have Christmas trees! (Look at the types of trees that you see there and ask what they cost, you’ll be shocked!) And many have lights on their house. The island is mostly Christian, so Christmas is a big event. We saw one Christmas parade many years ago. It was on Christmas day in Queens Park. The Police band was playing and everyone was dressed to the hilt. What a wonderful memory, indeed. I do know that the stores are open late and there are many sales (not like North American sales!). The office and government buildings are decorated with Christmas lights, as are the roundabouts. Please try and see Bridgetown after dark if you can. I’m sorry but I know of no special Christmas shows, but there may be. Please ask the locals as soon as you get off the ship these questions as they know in real-time what’s going on. I’m sorry I don’t have more definitive answers for you, but I wish you a wonderful time on the island and I leave you with a Barbadian Christmas poem from Ian Clayton..… Winters sting is cold out there So Christmas will not find me here Christmas will be Carib style Soca music, Del Congos drum, Santas blackened by the sun drinking water with their rum Winter will be hot this year spicy fish balls, pepperpot, curry from the roti hut, hot sauce dished up with an egg, liver cutters, Baxters bread Jug jug, cou-cou, eddoes, yams okras cooked and turkey stuffed Hard sauce on a christmas pud aged with spice and flamed with rum Winter brings me spicy fare cooling off with cold Banks beer No winter will not find me here, Leaving now with my swimwear To the pulsing of the drum and Santas laughing with the Sun :) :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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