{"id":156991,"date":"2022-08-01T08:27:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T12:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=156991"},"modified":"2022-08-01T08:27:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T12:27:51","slug":"antigua-hosts-jouvert-carnival-after-a-two-year-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-hosts-jouvert-carnival-after-a-two-year-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua hosts J\u2019ouvert, Carnival after a two year absence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thousands of revelers are celebrating the return of carnival in Antigua and Barbuda with the traditional J’ouvert. It started shortly before 5 a.m with at least 6 parades, notably among them the Dominica Band.<\/p>

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The activities paused for two years owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

An estimated 20,000 carnival lovers took part in jouvert with an additional 10,000 spectators.<\/p>

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The Carnival\u2019s major activities have begun on Wednesday, June 27, and they will be concluding on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.<\/p>

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\u201cExperience Greatness \u2013 Again!\u201d is the Carnival\u2019s theme. After a two-year suspension from the summer event due to the\u00a0COVID-19 pandemic, the government resumed the Carnival.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, July 27, 2022: The audience has already witnessed two major activities on the first day of Carnival 2022, which are as follows:<\/p>

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