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fiogf49gjkf0d EVENTS 2002
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JAN : 01 - NEW YEAR'S DAY CELEBRATIONS
FEB : 22 - INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS
NO DATE - SENT LISI PAR EXCELLENCE AWARDS
MAR : 24-31 - HOLY WEEK
MAY : 03-12 - SAINT LUCIA JAZZ FESTIVAL, CASTRIES
(HELD ANNUALLY SINCE 1992. THE EVENT HAS
GAINED A REPUTATION AMONG ENTHUSIASTS AS
PREMIER JAZZ FESTIVAL OF THE CARIBBEAN)
NO DATE - FESTIVAL OF COMEDY (CARIBBEAN STORYTELLERS AND
COMEDIANS ENTERTAIN VISITORS AT PIGEON ISLAND
NATIONAL PARK)
JUN : 29 - FISHERMAN'S FEAST, VARIOUS TOWNS
(THIS IS A DAY OF CELEBRATIONS WHICH
INVOLVES EATING A LOT OF FISH)
JUL : 15-16 - CARNIVAL (IT IS SAINT LUCIA'S MOST EXTRAVAGANT
CELEBRATION. THE ISLAND GETS ALIVE WITH CALYPSO
MUSIC AND PARTIES. ON CARNIVAL A GRAND PARADE OF
COLOURFUL COSTUMES WINDS THROUGH THE STREETS OF
CASTRIES AND PRIZE ARE AWARDED FOR BEST BAND
& KING & QUEEN OF BAND)
17 - THE FINALS OF THE CALYPSO SEASON, CASTRIES
AUG : 17 - MARKET VENDORS FEAST, VARIOUS TOWNS
(MUSIC & AN ABUNDANCE OF SPECIALLY PREPARED
LOCAL FOOD ARE ALL PART OF THIS ANNUAL
CELEBRATION BY VENDORS AT THE CASTRIES MARKET)
30 - FEAST OF ST ROSE DE LIMA
SEP : NO DATE - MISS ST. LUCIA HOTEL & TOURISM ASSOCIATION
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OCT : 01-31 - CREOLE HERITAGE MONTH (ENTENASYONNAL CREOLE
SPEAKING NATIONS CELEBRATE THEIR CREOLE LANGUAGE
& OTHER TRADITIONS ON INTERNATIONAL CREOLE DAY.
FESTIVITIES ABOUND THROUGHOUT ISLAND)
03-07 - INTERNATIONAL BILLFISH TOURNAMENT, CASTRIES
(FISHERMEN FROM ALL OVER THE CARIBBEAN GATHER
ON SAINT LUCIA TO SEE WHO CAN HOOK THE BIGGEST
FISH AND LAND THE LARGEST CATCH)
17 - FEAST OF LA MARGUERITE, CASTRIES
NOV : 19-22DEC- ATLANTIC RALLY FOR CRUISERS (RACES START
FROM LAS PALMAS AND RODNEY BAY IS THE
END POINT OF THE ATLANTIC RALLY)
DEC : 01 - NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS
09 - ATLANTIC RALLY FOR CRUISERS (ARRIVAL OF
FIRST YACHT FROM LAS PALMAS)
13 - FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AND RENEWAL
13 - CHRISTMAS FOLK FESTIVAL (TRADITIONAL SAINT
LUCIAN CHRISTMAS CHARACTERS MAKE APPEARANCES
AT PIGEON ISLAND NATIONAL PARK FOR THIS EVENT
ORGANIZED BY THE SAINT LUCIA NATIONAL TRUST)
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EVENTS 2001
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JAN : 01 - NEW YEAR'S DAY CELEBRATIONS.
FEB : NO DATE - SENT LISI PAR EXCELLENCE AWARDS.
NO DATE - PITON AWARDS.
22 - INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS, NATION WIDE.
APR : 13-16 - HOLY WEEK CELEBRATIONS.
22 - SOLEIL LEVE, ORGANIZED BY THE SAINT LUCIA
NATIONAL TRUST, SAINT LUCIA'S EARTH DAY
CELEBRATION BEGINS WITH A DAWN CEREMONY
AT PIGEON ISLAND NATIONAL PARK.
MAY : NO DATE - FESTIVAL OF COMEDY, CARIBBEAN STORYTELLERS AND
COMEDIANS ENTERTAIN VISITORS AT PIGEON ISLAND
NATIONAL PARK.
04-13 - SAINT LUCIA JAZZ FESTIVAL, SINCE THE SAINT LUCIA
JAZZ FESTIVAL'S INCEPTION IN 1992, THE EVENT HAS
GAINED A REPUTATION AMONG ENTHUSIASTS AS PREMIER
JAZZ FESTIVAL OF THE CARIBBEAN.
JUN : NO DATE - FISHERMAN'S FEAST.
JUL : 16-17 - CARNIVAL, IT IS SAINT LUCIA'S MOST EXTRAVAGANT
CELEBRATION, THE ISLAND COMES ALIVE WITH CALYPSO
MUSIC AND PARTIES (FETES). ON CARNIVAL MONDAY
& TUESDAY, A GRAND PARADE OF COLORFUL COSTUMES
WINDS THROUGH THE STREETS OF CASTRIES, AND PRIZE
ARE AWARDED FOR BEST BAND & KING & QUEEN OF BAND.
NO DATE - KIDS SAFARI SUMMER, JUST FOR CHILDREN THIS
ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL OFFERING BY SAINT
LUCIA NATIONAL TRUST CONTINUES THROUGH AUGUST.
AUG : NO DATE - VENDORS FEAST, MUSIC & AN ABUNDANCE OF SPECIALLY
PREPARED LOCAL FOOD ARE ALL PART OF THIS ANNUAL
CELEBRATION BY VENDORS AT THE CASTRIES MARKET.
30 - FEAST OF ST. ROSE DE LIMA.
SEP : 28 - BILLFISH TOURNAMENT, FISHERMEN FROM ALL OVER THE
CARIBBEAN GATHER ON SAINT LUCIA TO SEE WHO CAN
HOOK THE BIGGEST FISH AND LAND THE LARGEST CATCH.
NO DATE - MISS ST. LUCIA HOTEL & TOURISM ASSOCIATION
PAGEANT.
OCT : 01-31 - CREOLE HERITAGE MONTH & JOUNEN KWEYOL,
ENTENASYONNAL CREOLE-SPEAKING NATIONS CELEBRATE
THEIR CREOLE LANGUAGE & OTHER TRADITIONS ON INT'L
CREOLE DAY. FESTIVITIES ABOUND THROUGHOUT ISLAND.
17 - FEAST OF LA MARGUERITE.
28 - JOUNEN KWEYOL ENTENASYONNAL (INTERNATIONAL CREOLE
DAY).
NOV : 22 - ST. CECILIA'S DAY (DAY OF PATRON SAINT OF MUSIC)
25 - ATLANTIC RALLY FOR CRUISERS (ARC) (RACES START
FROM LAS PALMAS), RODNEY BAY IN SAINT LUCIA IS
END POINT OF THE ATLANTIC RALLY FOR CRUISERS.
DEC : 09 - ATLANTIC RALLY FOR CRUISERS, (ARRIVAL OF FIRST
YACHT FROM LAS PALMAS)
13 - NATIONAL DAY, BEACH GAMES, SWIMMING COMPETITIONS
AND CANOE RACES ARE ALL PART OF THE NATIONAL DAY
FESTIVITIES.
13 - FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS & RENEWAL.
NO DATE - CHRISTMAS FOLK FESTIVAL, TRADITIONAL SAINT LUCIAN
CHRISTMAS CHARACTERS MAKE APPEARANCES AT PIGEON
ISLAND NATIONAL PARK FOR THIS EVENT ORGANIZED
BY THE SAINT LUCIA NATIONAL TRUST.
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