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Paramin Parang Festival 2006

Paramin Parang Festival Draws Thousands
Parang lovers by the thousands came together for the Paramin Parang Festival 2006 which took place on Monday 18th December, 2006, on the hills of Paramin. This year was the 29th anniversary of this celebration and the turn out was fantastic as usual.
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A clip of parang by the Lara Brothers

A clip of parang by the Paraminios Parang Group

Parang Champions: Los Parranderos de UWI

Los Parranderos de UWI
Los Parranderos de UWI

TriniView.com Staff Article
Event Date: December 16, 2006
Posted: December 18, 2006

Last Saturday, a sizable crowd of Parang enthusiasts gathered at O’Meara Road in Arima to witness twelve parang bands compete in the National Parang Association’s national Parang finals. Although the night was cold, which is common during the December month, the crowd was hot with excitement and anticipation for the bands to play sweet Parang music. Already people could be seen gearing up to dance and finding comfortable spaces to watch and listen to the bands.
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The Lopinot Heritage Festival 2006

Member of the Cornelio family serves drinks to commerorate the festive occasion
Member of the Cornelio family serves drinks to commerorate the festive occasion

TriniView.com Staff Article
Event Date: December 10, 2006
Posted: December 12, 2006

The Lopinot Heritage Festival took place on Sunday 12th December, 2006, to a crowd of hundreds. This event, although very festive in nature, was also an educational experience for visitors to learn about Parang in Lopinot.
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Parang in Maracas, St. Joseph

Members of the Amantes de Parranda Parang group
Members of the Amantes de Parranda Parang group

TriniView.com Staff Article
Event Date: December 09, 2006
Posted: December 12, 2006

On Saturday 9th December, 2006, Parang lovers were given a treat at the Maracas – St. Joseph Community Centre. Large crowds of people assembled inside and outside the Community Centre to listen to Parang by six of the top bands in the country. Although the rain was threatening, people stayed on for most of the show.
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Woodford Square Lights up for Christmas

Christmas Lighting of Woodford Square
Santa Claus gives away activity books and a few food items to the children

TriniView.com Staff Article
Event Date: December 02, 2006
Posted: December 04, 2006

The formal ceremony celebrating the lighting up of Woodford Square for the holidays took place on Saturday 2nd December, 2006, in Port of Spain, to a crowd of over one hundred. The event started at about twenty minutes to six with an audience filled mainly with children and their accompanying parents.
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