Mashramani is an annual festival that celebrates Guyana becoming a Republic in 1970. Held on February 23 – Guyanese Republic Day – it includes a parade, music, games and cooking and is intended to commemorate the “Birth of the Republic”.
The word “Mashramani” is derived from an Amerindian language and in translation means “the celebration of a job well done”. It is probably the most colourful of all the country’s festivals. There are spectacular costume competitions, float parades, masquerade bands, and dancing in the streets to the accompaniment of steel drum music and calypsos. Masquerades frequent the streets performing acrobatic dance routines. (Wikipedia)
