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Junkanoo

Junkanoo (also Jonkonnu, John Canoe) is a festival that originated during the period of African chattel slavery in British American colonies. It is practiced most notably today in the Bahamas, Jamaica and Belize, and historically in North Carolina and Miami, where there have been significant settlements of West Indian people during the post-emancipation…

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Genre
Folk festival, street festival, parade
Country
Caribbean
Status
Active

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Junkanoo

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Edges64
Triples104
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
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related to Further reading · 28
Junkanoo → An Act, Bahamas, Bahamian Junkanoo, Bethel, Black Music Research Journal, Clement, Experiencing, Festival, Georgia, Home Sweet Home, Indiana University, ISBN, JSTOR, Junkanoo Parade, Keith Gordon, Macmillan Caribbean, Modern Social Drama, Nassau, National Discourse, PDF
related to Characters · 24
Junkanoo → Amerindians, Belly Woman, Cow Head, European, Green, Groom, Horse Head, House Head, Jack, Jamaican Jonkonnu, Native Americans, Pitchy Patchy, Policeman, Queen, The Bride, The Devil, The Devil's, The King, The Red Indians, The Red-Set Girls
related to Popular culture · 19
Junkanoo → After, Andrews, Calderone's Return, Fallin'-Flyin, It, James Bond, Jaws The Revenge, Junkanoo Holiday, Keep The Fire, Kenny Loggins, Mardi Gras-type, Miami Vice, Part II, St, Sunset, The Junkanoo, This, This Is It, Thunderball
related to Origins · 10
Junkanoo → Bahamas, Belize, Caribbean, Garifuna, In, Jamaica, Junkanoo's, The, This, Though
related to Description · 7
Junkanoo → Historian Stephen Nissenbaum, Jamaica, Jankunu, Jonkonnu, Jonkunnu, North Carolina, The Bahamas
related to Gallery · 7
Junkanoo → Bahamas, Costume, Festival, Freeport, Nassau, Peace, Rush
related to Etymology · 5
Junkanoo → French, John Canoe, The, Theories, Variations
Country · 1
Junkanoo → Caribbean
Genre · 1
Junkanoo → Folk festival, street festival, parade
Status · 1
Junkanoo → Active

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jamaica festival bahamas caribbean akan john canoe character people also music parade characters origin often african north carolina dance west

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
JunkanooCountryCaribbean1.00infobox
JunkanooGenreFolk festival, street festival, parade1.00infobox
JunkanooStatusActive1.00infobox
Jamaicainstance ofreferred to as a Batakari DescriptionJunkanoo has been prominent and celebrated in colonies0.80text
Junkanoorelated to CharactersTraditionally0.60section
Junkanoorelated to CharactersThe King0.60section
Junkanoorelated to CharactersQueen0.60section
Junkanoorelated to CharactersEuropean0.60section
Junkanoorelated to CharactersThey0.60section
Junkanoorelated to CharactersPitchy Patchy0.60section
Junkanoorelated to CharactersJamaican Jonkonnu0.60section
Junkanoorelated to CharactersBelly Woman0.60section

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