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Barbados: Crop-Over Culture

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 @ 13:40 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Barbados
Topics:: Arts & Culture, Cyber-Activism, Development, History, Indigenous, Media, Music, Religion, Agriculture, Entertainment, Politics
Languages:: English

Although the recent Crop Over celebrations were well attended, Barbados Underground thinks that should not be the only criterion for measuring success: “Cultural development and expression are important to the well being of any nation. While the fete element in Crop Over seems to be flourishing, we are concerned that the Bajan identity which originally branded the festival has receded in recent years.”

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