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The Barbados Crop Over Festival From 1688

Posted by Grant Ceville  Published in TV Shows

As early as 1688 the people of Barbados have had a celebration to acknowledge the hard work and end of the Sugar cane planting season. Originally the festivities were known as Harvest Home and was marked by an event that included music played using traditional instruments like Shak-shaks, bones, fiddles, guitars, banjos, and triangles. People would gather to dance and sing on the colonial plantations located across the island.

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