When we thought of the carnival, the first thing that comes into our mind is the fun and adventure associated with the celebration. The word carnival brings into our mind the images of street parades, dance, music shows, bands, amusement park rides, fireworks, food fair and colorful costumes. Virgin Island carnival in St. Thomas also gives all these experiences in colorful shades. It is a grand cultural festival of the Island, with parades and Calypso shows, and blows-up in the last week of the celebration with powerful and fervent party at the village, food festival, fireworks and two parades. The carnival celebration runs for a month; and this year, it is starting from April 4 and will end on May 2, 2015.
St. Thomas VI carnival is the most awaited annual cultural fiesta of the Island. The carnival is celebrated throughout the Island with dance, loud music, street parades, drinks, food and various other fun-filled activities in colorful costumes, made with feathers. It also includes night shows of popular & talented bands and individual musicians, shows of carnival royalty and trade events that displays local crafts, food and drinks. St. Thomas Virgin Island carnival was started in the year 1912, but it became an annual festival 38 years before. In the year 1952, the carnival was rejuvenated by Ron de Lugo and it is continued to be celebrated in the same manner every year since. This month long carnival celebration is a staggering sight of Island tradition and cultural spirit.
Virgin Island carnival is much more than a grand celebration. It exhibits the cultural and cherished tradition of the island that continues year after year, and clearly describes the African and European customs that take account of dance, music and masquerades. Moreover, feather costumes, music, dance and street parades are the main attractions of the carnival that catches attention of the people from all over the world. Different styles of and color-rich costumes are made, using varieties of plumes. Some of the popularly used plumes for costume designing of VI carnival include Ostrich, Cocktail, Saddle, Hackle, to name a few. Using these quills, you can design costumes and its associated accessories, like wings, headpieces, shoes, etc.
To make the carnival celebration a grand success, you can design carnival costumes and other stylish accessories with top-quality feathers, offered by Schuman Feathers. It is one of the leading online stores of wholesale feathers in Miami, offering wide varieties of feathers. The site deals in Peacock, Pheasant, Schlappen, Saddle, Hackle and wholesale Ostrich feathers in an assortment of sizes and bright colors. Besides single shades, you can also buy quills in dual color combination, as per your costume choice and style from the store.
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