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This includes the Masquerade in the Leeward Islands, Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas under the name Junkanoo and in Bermuda as 'gumbay', as well as in Cuba and Haiti.
Stabroek News 2008
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We're going to take you down to something called Junkanoo in June, and when you get down there you're going to have a good time.
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The Bahamas celebrate Boxing Day with a street parade and festival called Junkanoo, in which traditional rhythmic dancers called gombeys fill the streets with their elaborate costumes and headdresses.
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In Thunderball (1965), the local town government staged a special carnival parade, known as Junkanoo, just for filming purposes.
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In June, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism had a Treats & Tweets truck dishing out free Junkanoo drumsticks (chicken wings), Bahamian macaroni and cheese and virgin Bahama Mamas for a week.
Foreign Foodies Infiltrate the City Sumathi Reddy 2010
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The leader of the group is a dude covered in yellow feathers and he's the King of Junkanoo, which means he's about as royal as I am, which makes some of the chefs wish they could rethink their high-end dishes and make them, um, more non-royal.
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In the Bahamas, Santa joins the Mardis Gras-like street festival Junkanoo, said to originate in West Africa.
Holiday Traditions Around The World Lynn Parramore 2010
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In the Bahamas, Santa joins the Mardis Gras-like street festival Junkanoo, said to originate in West Africa.
Holiday Traditions Around The World Lynn Parramore 2010
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Illinois State in the first round of the Junkanoo Jam.
USATODAY.com 2004
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Monique Currie scored 25 points as the 10th-ranked Blue Devils defeated No. 16 Kansas State, 63-51, in the championship game of the Junkanoo Jam.
USATODAY.com 2004
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