MsJAG's video: Trinidad Day and Night: A Christmas Drive Throughout the Island

Trinidad Day and Night: A Drive Throughout the Island A drive through Trinidad during Christmas time. Video taken December 2014. About Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad and Tobago's population stands at 1,328,019 People of African and Indian descent comprise the majority of the population, with people of mixed race, European, Chinese and Middle Eastern ancestry adding diversity to the ethnic mix. Freedom of religion is enshrined in Trinidad and Tobago's Constitution, and Catholics, Hindus, Anglicans, Baptist, Pentecostal, Muslim, Seventh Day Adventist are all represented in our islands. This is a place where all cultures and all religions get along side by side. Find out more about Trinidad and Tobago's history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago The Trinidad and Tobago Carnival is an annual Caribbean event held on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday in Trinidad and Tobago. Musical competitions make up a large part of formal Carnival; groups and individuals compete hard to win. To be named Calypso Monarch is one of the country's greatest honours, and the competition is aired on television. Along with the honour comes an enormous trophy, a car, TT $2,000,000 (approx.) and possible endorsements and other contracts. Other prestigious titles are the King and Queen of the Bands, the International Soca Monarch, the Carnival Road March, and Panorama (for steelpan). Find out more about Trinidad carnival: http://www.discovertnt.com/articles/Trinidad/The-Birth-Evolution-of-Trinidad-Carnival/109/3/32