French Guiana - Comité du Tourisme de la Guyane
French Guiana - Comité du Tourisme de la Guyane
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& festivals . events & festivals . events & festivals . events & festivals . events & festivals .<br />
Communal<br />
festivals<br />
Communal festivals are cultural events that <strong>de</strong>pend<br />
on the community in question.<br />
Practical advice<br />
Saturday night Touloulous, follow carefully this<br />
practical advice:<br />
Before putting on your beautiful dress, un<strong>de</strong>rneath,<br />
be sure to wear:<br />
- coloured tights to hi<strong>de</strong> your legs,<br />
- trousers (for men) that must be bigger than<br />
usual,<br />
- a cotton tee-shirt to absorb perspiration,<br />
- a loose, long-sleeved shirt (for men); the sleeves<br />
must reach gloves.<br />
• Put on your dress (Carnival outfit).<br />
• If you are thin and want a bit more volume, you<br />
can wear a small cushion (in front, behind and on<br />
each hip) insi<strong>de</strong> your trousers (to avoid losing the<br />
cushions); this will distort your shape. If you don’t<br />
have any cushions, use scarves or old clothes.<br />
Men should wear belts, but don’t tighten them<br />
too much!<br />
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• Wear a ba<strong>la</strong>c<strong>la</strong>va on your head or a madras<br />
(a square madras fol<strong>de</strong>d into a rectangle at the<br />
neck and then attach the two ends).<br />
Wear:<br />
- a wig that hi<strong>de</strong>s the mask’s e<strong>la</strong>stic,<br />
- a mask (to remain anonymous),<br />
- a hat,<br />
- long gloves that match the dress.<br />
Mana > 14 th July<br />
Saint-Laurent > 10 th August<br />
Montjoly > 8 th September<br />
Matoury > every 2 years, end September<br />
Cayenne > 15 th October<br />
Kourou > 25 th November<br />
A few dates
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