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PREVIOUS CARIFESTA'S
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1972 |
THE YEAR OF
THE FIRST CARIFESTA. CARIFESTA I WAS HELD IN GUYANA. THE
THEME OF CARIFESTA I WAS:
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“THE ARTIST IN
SOCIETY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE THIRD WORLD.” |
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1976 |
ALTHOUGH IT
WAS MEANT TO BE HOLD EVERY THREE YEARS, CARIFESTA II CAME
FOUR YEARS AFTER CARIFESTA I. THIS SECOND GREAT CARIBBEAN
EVENT WAS HELD IN JAMAICA. THE THEME OF CARIFESTA II WAS:
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“A HALLMARK OF
CULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA.” |
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1979 |
CARIFESTA III
WAS HELD, INDEED THREE YEARS AFTER CARIFESTA II. THIS TIME
THE EVENT WAS IN CUBA, ALTHOUGH CUBA WAS NO MEMBER OF THE
CARICOM. THE THEME OF CARIFESTA III WAS:
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“A
RAINBOW OF PEOPLE UNDER ONE CARIBBEAN SUN.” |
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1981 |
CARIFESTA IV
WAS HELD EVEN ONE YEAR EARLIER THAN WAS SUPPOSED TO.
BARBADOS HOSTED THE CARIBBEAN SPECTACLE THIS TIME. THE
THEME OF CARIFESTA IV WAS:
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“LIVING IMAGES OF THE SUN.” |
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1992 |
IT TOOK NEARLY
ELEVEN YEARS AFTER CARIFESTA IV, BEFORE CARIFESTA V WAS
HELD. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO WAS THE HOST. THE THEME OF
CARIFESTA V WAS:
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“TOGETHERNESS IS STRENGTH.” |
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1995 |
THREE YEARS
LATER IT WAS AGAIN TRINIDAD & TABAGO, WHO HOSTED THIS
GREAT EVENT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW. THE THEME FOR
CARIFESTA VI WAS:
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“THE WORLD’S BEST CULTURAL MIX.” |
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2000 |
IT TOOK FIVE
YEARS, BEFORE CARIFESTA VII WAS HELD IN
ST. KITTS & NEVIS. THE THEME OF CARIFESTA VII WAS:
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“CARIBBEAN ARTS AND CULTURE…….REFLECTING, CONSOLIDATING,
MOVING ON!”
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2003 |
AND AFTER THREE
YEARS THIS TIME CARIFESTA VIII, WILL BE HELD IN SURINAME.
THE THEME OF CARIFESTA VIII IS:
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“CULTURAL
DIVERSITY.” |
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Official Carifesta
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