CARISASK...

We recently joined the Saskatoon Caribbean Association with the hope to get an opportunity to connect with other's from the Caribbean culture.

One of the yearly events that the Association takes part in, is a festival held once a year in Regina, Saskatchewan called Carisask. This year it took place on July 26th in Wascana Park. Carisask is a fun filled day full of dancing, steel drum bands and wonderful food. We were fortunate to have a beautiful, warm, sunny day.

It began with a parade, similar to the one you would see in St. Vincent during Carnival which they call Vincy Mas - a day celebrating that the crops have all come in and that the workers may finally rest.

The flag pictured above is the flag of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The meaning of the flag is this: the blue symbolizes the water, the green stands for the land and the vegetation and the gold is for the warmth of the sun and the people. The green "V" in the centre of the flag symbolizes all of the small islands of the Grenadines as well as St. Vincent. Desiree got so overwhelmed with thoughts of our baby to be when she saw the flag, that she got just a little teary eyed - nothing new with her though...she's always a suck!

Here are some other pictures we took from that day:

The musical art of steel drums first originated in the Caribbean. Saskatoon has it's own Steel Drum Band which Scott plans to join with our little one. Here's a video of their performance that day for you to enjoy...