"Giving the devil his due with greased bodies and dead snakes, Carnival（狂欢节） revelers（狂欢者） play 'jab-jab,' patois（行话） for Satan. The Evil One must be appeased before one can gain entry to heaven, says the street-theater script-bizarre（奇异的）, but all in fun."

Grenada's Carnival is celebrated in mid-August to avoid a conflict with the anniversary of their independence from Great Britain on February 7. This year, revelers take to the streets on August 14 and 15.

Grenada
A country in the Windward Islands of the West Indies comprising the island of Grenada and the southern Grenadines. The island of Grenada was settled first by the French (after 1650) and became a British colony in 1783. The country achieved independence in 1974. Because of Cuban intervention in Grenada's government, President Ronald Reagan ordered an invasion (October 25, 1983) of some 1,900 U.S. troops to protect the approximately 1,000 American citizens on the island. St. George's, on Grenada, is the capital and the largest city. Population, 110,100.
格林纳达：位于西印度向风群岛的一国家，由格林纳达岛和格林纳丁斯群岛南部组成。法国人（在1650年后） 首先定居于格林纳达岛，1783年其成为英属殖民地。1974年独立。因为古巴对格林纳达政府的干涉， 雷纳德·里根总统命令（1983年10月25日）约1900名美军入侵格林纳达以保护岛上约1,000名美国人。格林纳达岛上的圣乔治是首都和最大的城市。人口110,100

Carnival comes from the Latin carne levare, which means "farewell to meat"

JAB JAB
　　The name of this mas is derived from the French patois for 'Diable Diable"（devil）. It is pretty devil mas. The costume consists of a Kandal or satin knickers, and satin shirt with points of cloth at the waist, from which bells hang. On the chest, there is a shaped cloth panel which is decorated with swansdown, rhinestones and mirrors. Stockings and alpagatas are worn on the feet, while the headress consists of a hood with stuffed cloth horns. The costume can come in alternating colours and be divided into front and back panels. The Jab Jab has a thick whip of plaited hemp which he swings and cracks threateningly. These whips can reduce the costumes of other Jab Jabs to threads.
下图第一个就是jab jab舞者的打扮。

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