After J Ouvert at about 4 a.m. this morning the merry revelers turned their attention to some mas making. Well the masquerade has been made already but now is the time for a bit of fun. And for many it is truly quite a spectacle. Traditionally even though the annual street parade takes place over two days, Carnival Monday is usually the more relaxed of the two. Discipline is relaxed and the mas players come out in their numbers clad in variations on the masquerade theme.
All players wear the grins of joy and abandon as they frolic on the streets.
This year the flag tunes are pretty much in evidence and as the syncopated beat throbs to the lyric Massive let me see yuh wave yuh hand, thousands of coloured bits of cloth, capes, pennants and other cloth bearing accessories take to the air. An ocean of colour ripples above the heads of the masqueraders. Now it is important to say that while Carnival Monday is relaxed there is still a competition going on. The critical edge will be decided on Carnival Tuesday however when the bands will all be properly arranged in order, section and theme. The numbers multiply both on the streets and in the viewing stands.