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Genesis leads way on Boxing Day as Junkanoo parade order announced

The order for the Boxing Day Junkanoo parade is displayed on Saturday. 
Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff

The order for the Boxing Day Junkanoo parade is displayed on Saturday. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff

THE parade order for this season's Junkanoo parades has been announced.

Crowds gathered at Arawak Cay for the announcement on what is traditionally known as Nervous Saturday. 

First out of the gate in the Boxing Day parade will be Genesis. The full parade order for Boxing Day in the A category is: 

Genesis 

Prodigal Sons 

Music Makers 

One Family 

The Valley Boys Roots 

Saxons

In the B division, the order is: 

Fancy Dancers

Immortals

Original Congos

Foundations

Conquerors for Christ

Body of Christ

Colours

The Mighty Eagle

Mystical Bombers

Redland Soldiers

Dynasty

The New Vikings

Z-Bandits

For New Year, the Prodigal Sons are on the road first. The order is: 

Prodigal Sons

Roots 

Valley Boys

Genesis

One Family

Music Makers

Saxons

The B division order is: 

Redland Soldiers

Immortals

Conquerors for Christ

Original Congos

Fancy Dancers

Colours

Body of Christ

Mystical Bombers

Foundations

The New Vikings

The Mighty Eagle

Dynasty

Z-Bandits


Comments

ThisIsOurs 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Are the costumes finished? Will gaps be filled with hours of non-entertaining boring scrap groups? Will anything change?

The problem with scrap groups is the fun is only in the participation, not the watching. You cant ask people to pay for a ticket to be "entertained", show them hours of scraps and then say, "well, junkanoo for us". Scrap groups should be moved to their own, "bring your own costume" fun rush day. Bahamians who dont want to spend months pasting but love junkanoo and tourists would love it. They would also love a true marquee event junkanoo parade now free of low quality "noise", with shorter viewing time, and goal of "spectator targeted quality entertainment and pre-inspected costumes". Nobody want to see the music makers or prodigal sons with one finished costume. They can be part of the fun rush. You cant argue that you have to be a part of the main parade if you have no costumes.

ThisIsOurs 3 months, 3 weeks ago

I see prodigal sons and music makers are 2 and 3. What's the point of showing up at 9PM? The junkanoo community needs to be realistic.

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