ORDER OF ENTRY2013 Boxing Day

1. Saxons2. Prodigal Sons3. One Family4. Music Makers5. Roots6. Valley Boys

2014 New Year’s Day

1. Saxons2. Music Makers3. Roots4. One Family5. Valley Boys6. Prodigal Sons

2013 Boxing Day

1. Fancy Dancers 2. Conquerors For Christ 3. Colours Entertainment 4. Original Congos5. Body of Christ 6. Foundation 7. Redland Soldiers 8. Culture

2014 New Year’s Day

1. Culture Junkanoo 2. Conquerors For Christ 3. Fancy Dancers 4. Colours Entertainment5. Original Congos 6. Body of Christ 7. Foundation 8. Redland Soldiers 9. Z-Bandits

PRODUCED BY THE NASSAU GUARDIAN • DECEMBER 2013

PARADE JUDGES

Albertha Bartlett Alvena Mortimer Della Darville Linda Bartlett Pamela Chandler Philip Sands Ruben Joseph Sherry Saunders Vincent Johnson William Deveaux

JUDGES SUPERVISORS

PERFORMANCE

Arlicia Bethel Cabrina Cash Chariene Cash Christina Johnson Danielle Campbell Diane Gibson Elan Mackey El’yanna Mackey Ester Mayet Gail Moncur Jamie Taylor Magyn Nottage

Marilyn Deveaux Natasha Fynes Robert Baim Shaun Christie Shavonia Turnquest Tossie Strachan Kendra Rahming Robin Fountain Navdo Russell Gemma Cambridge Peteche Bethel Raymond Ferguson

Victoria Josey Yorick Carroll Danielle Grant

COSTUM

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Allan Wallace Jay Koment Katrina Cartwright Keisha Oliver Michael Edwards Nadine Syemour Anthony Rolle Cindy Rudon Claire Strachan Daphne Stubbs Delores Storr Demetra Knowles

Judy Simmons Kedria Stuart Kevin Seymour Natasha Sweeting Nikenya Rolle Okell Solomon Randy Ferguson Samuel Adderley Shraon Frazier Theresa Mortimer

MUSIC

Angeline Forbes Christine Gangelhoff Dion Turnquest Donniecea Rahming Ebby Jackson Edison Sumner Jennifer Miller Lee Callender Michael Hanna Rick Carey Rory Adams Sparkles Outten

PENALTY

Ansel Rahming Dandria Miller Inga Hanna Meshelle Moss Owen Coakley Sheri Fountain

TAJ MAHAL.....THE JEWEL OF INDIA.......AN EMPIRE OF LOVE, BEAUTY AND GRACE

Introduction: India is considered as the true land oflove, beauty, romance and passion, filled with won-derful stories that are well-liked worldwide., Knownfor the realization of its culture, deep religion and thetrue nature of love, dedication and sacrifices makesit one of the best most populated countries in theworld. The Shell Saxons Superstars invites you toshare in one of the most breathtaking love stories ofall times.

Taj Mahal, which stands at the heart of India has astory that has been melting the hearts of millions oflisteners since that time. A story that ended back in1631 continues to live on in the form of a mausoleumand is considered a living example of eternal love.It's the love story of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal,two people from the course of history who set anexample for the people living in present and thefuture to come. It is more, than just a piece of archi-tecture, as other monuments are, but the proud pas-sion of an emperor's love built in precious stones.".

Banner: Our Banner is the TajMahal, "Palace ofPalaces", is a white marble mausoleum located inAgra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Mughalemperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife,Mumtaz Mahal.

Lead Costume#1: LORD KRISHNA- DIVINE GOD-DES OF LOVE

Lead Costume#2: Disciples of Peace love and Faith:Two of the most prominent figures in the history ofIndia were Mahatma Ghandi and Mother Theresa ofCalcutta.

Group Leader & Prop: Our esteemed Leader, PercyVola Francis, the undisputed KING of Junkanoo willportray the Mogul Emperor, Shah Jahan, "The KINGof The World" as he rides his Chariot enroute to hiswedding ceremony with his bride Persian PrincessMontaz Mahal escorted by his Royal Entourage.They will showcase a rendition of a Hindu RoyalWedding ceremony.

Off The shoulder Dancers: Our Off The ShoulderDancers will come from among the following Names:Durga Rides Again, Hindu God of Prayer, PrinceRama, Goddess of Music, Spirit of India, Goddess ofIndia, Temple of Ganesha, Shiva Warrior Goddess,Rama the Protector, Halls of Hanuman, Vishnu- The

Preserver, Lakshmi Goddess of Good Luck, Goddessof Wisdom, The Great Kali, Icons of India, Flight ofGaruda, The Great Garuda, Maya- Goddess ofIlusion, Indra-Warrior God, King Cobra, SnakeCharmer, Hindu God of Prayer.

Choreograph Dancers: The choreograph dancerswill portray the India Classic Dancers "Kathak" orig-inating from north Indian states, in ancient Indiantemples Brahmin priests (pandits) used to narrate thestories of Gods and Goddesses.

Brass & Backline: Our Brass depicts the deep Hindureligion elegantly costumed as the Hindu Lords andGoddesses, with traditional sounds of JunkanooMusic to create a totally festive occasion.

Kanangas: The World Famous Kanangas will por-tray the Kathakali Dancers in full regalia who willperform the official dance at the Royal Wedding.Kathakali is stylized classical Indian dance drama., noted for the attrac-tive make up of characters, elaborate costumes, detailed gestures and well defined bodymovements.

(There are many other performers and costumeswhich and who will be seen in our presentation.)

SHELL SAXONS

SHELL SAXONSUNLEASH THE SPIRIT OF CARNIVALEXPERIENCE THE WORLD’S GREAT FESTIVALS

Bahamas has highlighted a change of the way wecelebrate festivals in the Bahamas. We asBahamians are free spirited when it comes toexpressing our artistic ability and using our imagi-nation to create and perform in the world of art’dance and culture. The prime minister a participantin local Bahamian festivals has decided thatBahamas need a burst of entrepreneurship from cul-tural tourism. The development of a weeklong nation-al cultural festival will be the stimulus for Bahamianmusic, art, and entertainment and will reap ines-timable rewards for generations to come. The use oflocal raw materials to design and enhance costumeswould stimulate and provide much-needed boost tothose domestic industries. Economic growth in thearea of writing and performance of music, danceand choreograph, visual arts, stage and lightingdesign will create thousands of jobs for Bahamians.

With this in mind we The Shell Saxons Superstarshave capitalized on the prime minister’s dream tounleash the spirit of Carnival on New Year day2014. We invite you to come and experience the

pulsating sounds of Bahamian music, Colorful carni-val costumes from all over the world and of coursewitness history in the making as we showcase thebest dance routine ever to hit the streets of downtownNassau. What does Carnival mean to you? Carnivalis whatever you want it to be an expression of free-dom a time to let go and celebrate life for once in alife time and if you fall in love with this feeling goahead and do it all over again. The Bahamas willcapitalize on this new carnival celebration and cre-ate an economic boom for our country. Come jointhe Shell Saxons Superstars as we unleash the spiritof Carnival- DEY COMIN.

Banner: replica of a massive Tractor trailer used tocarry the sound system and disc jockey in carnivals.Our banner will showcase colorful mask from carni-vals around the world.

Lead Costume#1: (LEVIATHAN) MAGIC OF MARDI-GRAS

Lead Costume#2: JUNKANOO: A CELEBRATIONOF OUR AFRICAN HERITAGE

Group Leader & Prop: Our Great leader, Percy VolaFrancis will portray the KING of Carnival, fullyregaled and his prop will is a traditional KING ofcarnival Costume presented during the DemancheGras festival. He will be escorted by the Queen ofCarnival and Carnival revelers having a great time

transforming the streets of Nassau into a completecarnival atmosphere of fun and frolic.

Off The shoulder Dancers: Our Off The ShoulderDancers will come from among the following Names–SOCA WARRIOR, CARNIVAL FEVER, RIO CARNI-VAL, DEWALI FESTIVAL, BARBADOS CROP OVER,JAMAICA SPLASH, VENECIA DI CARNEVALE,NEWZEALAND MAORI FESTIVAL, CHINESE NEWYEAR FESTIVAL, KING OF CARNIVAL, QUEEN OFCARNIVAL, MOKO JUMBIE STILT WALKERS (4),MASQUERADE, LETS PLAY MAS, CARIBANA,

Choreograph Dancers: will pay homage to the fes-tival of the Venetians with a focus on the VenetianCarnival Mask which is the main feature of theVenetian carnival. Traditionally people were allowedto wear them between the festival of Santo Stefano(St. Stephen’s Day December 26) and the start of thecarnival season.

Brass & Backline: Our Brass depicts Bahamian festi-val junkanoo and its African heritage.

Kanangas-SHOW TIME: The world famous kanan-gas will perform a tribute dance to the late NelsonMandela and their costume will depict African tribalwarriors.

(There are many other performers and costumeswhich and who will be seen in our presentation.)

Sponsor: Shell Bahamas3

VALLEY BOYS“FROM CHINA TO THE BAHAMAS”

A MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF CHINESE CULTURE"

IntroductionForty years after former US President Richard M.Nixon visited China in 1972 and "opened China tothe West", China has emerged as one of the leadingcountries in the world. Through hard work, disci-pline and ingenuity, China has experienced so muchgrowth domestically over these years that it is now ina position to export its resources both human andfinancial overseas. The Bahamas has been a benefi-ciary of China's generosity having been the recipientof many gifts both financial and technical.

The Bahamas and China established DiplomaticRelations in May 1997 and despite the distancebetween the two countries China and the Bahamashave enjoyed a long history with direct and friendlypeople-to-people contact. Indeed there have beenmany State Visits between the Bahamas and Chinaresulting in the development of travel & tourism, polit-ical and economic cooperation, Education, Sportsand Cultural Exchanges.

The Chinese culture is rich in tradition, powerful andcolorful so much so that China has used its culture toentertain her citizens at home and aboard and morerecently it has begun to showcase its culture to theworld as a means of promoting mutual respect.China has introduced to the world a: traveling

Circus, Opera, Acrobats and Gymnasts. Chinese cui-sine & restaurants can be found all over the worldand, of course, in every major city throughout theworld - there is Chinatown.

In the Bahamas there has been a Chinese communi-ty for over a century and more recently with the con-struction of the new Chinese Embassy, The NewThomas A. Robinson Stadium, The Airport Gatewayproject and the Development of Bahamar, the WorldsNew Destination, there has been an infusion ofChinese labour. With Travel, Trade, Education,Exchange and diplomacy expanding between theBahamas and China coupled with the presence of a Chinese tourists, workers and residents in theBahamas; Bahamians have and will continue toreceive much exposure to the Culture of China.

Banner - Palace of the Qing Dynasty The focal point of the banner is the great phoenixalso called Fenghuang "fire, the sun, justice, obedi-ence, and fidelity". Its body symbolizes the six celes-tial bodies: the head is the sky, the eyes are the sun,the back is the moon, the wings are the wind, the feetare the earth, and the tail is the planets. Its featherscontain the five fundamental colors: black, white,red, blue and yellow. It is believed that phoenix onlyappears in areas or places that are blessed withutmost peace and prosperity or happiness. At theside of the phoenix are two (2) tigers that representstrength and dominance. Behind the phoenix is aneffigy of Budha in his youth. The backdrop of thebanner is the Summer Palace that was built in Beijingby the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

Free Dancers: These depict Chinese: ancient war-

riors, fashion & design, symbols, ceremonial dress.

Off-the-shoulder Dancers: Shoaling Temple; TheDalai Lama; Chinese Zodiac; Oriental Dream; TheTemple of Golden Fire; Fishing in the YangshuoLijiang River ;The Art of Kung Fu; Faces of Geisha;The Shadow of Empress Wu; Buddha's Garden;cock-a-doodle-doo; the white tiger of the west; a tourof Beijing; Double Dragon; Fine China; Yin; Yang;Chinese Food Cart.

Choreograph Section 1:-The Chinese Opera

Choreograph Section 2: Chinese Fan Dancers

Brass Musicians: Chinese Warriors

Backline MusiciansLead Cow Bell Ringers - A Soldier from the MingDynasty. Small Cow Bell Ringers - Ancient ChineseWarrior. Drummers - Roosters. Black Horn & ConchShell Horns

Lead Costume One "Fists of Fury"

Lead Costume Two The Bahamas Welcomes China

Group Performance The Valley Boys perform various traditional Chinese,Bahamian and Junkanoo dances.

Music The Valley Boys will perform an assortment of tradi-tional, Bahamian and Junkanoo music as we wel-come our guests from China.

Sponsors: Baha Mar, The Bamboo Shack, Boomer Truckong

VALLEY BOYS"THE GREAT UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA”

“A STORY OF LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS"

IntroductionOur New Years' Day Presentation portrays the spiritof America - Our great neighbor and friend to theNorth. We will execute this theme by portrayingAmerica's: history Icons; Symbols; people; culture,entertainment and traditions.

Banner: Time Square The banner is composition of bustling Time Square.New York or "the Big Apple" is the commercial andcultural capital of the United States of America. TimeSquare is at the heart of New York City and the cen-ter of entertainment in that metropolis. The yellowcab is featured speeding down Broadway surround-

ed by the bright glowing advertisements of thingsAmericans love. The taxi is bumper to bumper withother motorists including cyclists on Harley Davidson motorbikes. Overlooking the city is the toweringStatue of Liberty which is perhaps the most recognised symbol of "the land of the free".

Free Dancers - will depict the people of Americathroughout its history.

Off-theshoulder Dancers - will depict the States,Cities and Culture of America, Heroes of 911;Independence Day; Viva Las Vegas; the US SenateDebate; God Bless America Virginia, Alaska, NewYork, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Hawaii, TheSunshine State; Baseball; Boston; Texas.

Choreograph Section 1: Native Americans

Choreograph Section 2: Stars & Stripes

Brass Musicians: The United States Cavalry

Backline Musicians: (Drummers, Bell Ringers, HornBlowers— Native Americans — The Great PowWow!

Lead Costume One: The Impossible Dream (A NewBirth of Freedom)

Lead Costume Two: " The American Dream" "FromLicoln to Obama"

Group PerformanceThe Valley Boys perform various traditionalAmerican, Bahamian and Junkanoo dances.

MusicThe Valley Boys will perform an assortment of tradi-tional and popular American, Bahamian andJunkanoo music as we salute our friend and greatneighbor to the North.

The Valley Boys New Years' 2014 www.valleyboysonline.com..www.valleyboys@face-book.com

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"YA BORN DERE, YA BORN DERE!”

REDISCOVER OURBAHAMAS @ 40 PROUD TO BE BAHAMIAN!"

They decorate the waters of the Atlantic Ocean likeseven hundred jewels in a sparkling crown. Manyhave come from far and near, sailed the high seas toenjoy their breathtaking beauty and their healingtranquillity. These are the Islands of The Bahamas.

From northwest to southeast we stretch, magnificentin our diversity, each island, settlement and cay withits own peculiar flavour, and exotic name.

Can you hear the pounding drums of Africa inCongo Town? Have you had a sip in Rum Cay, anddoes the new moon rise over Half Moon Cay? Let'shave a cup in Tea Bay, and maybe it's time to pay avisit to the Three Sisters or look for gold atDeadman's Reef!

In the year of our nation's 40th anniversary of inde-pendence of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas,One Family politely declines to celebrate other coun-tries, but the proud Warriors of One Family chooseinstead to celebrate the beauty and richness of this,our native land.

This Boxing Day, the One Family Junkanoo andCommunity Organization unapologetically turns thespotlight on this our native land, and we invite you tocheck in for a voyage of discovery around our fami-ly of islands, as we... REDISCOVER OUR BAHAMAS

@ 40 - YA BORN DERE YA BORN DERE! Proud To Be Bahamian!

See how well you know your Bahamas! Where isDevil's Point? Cat Cay, Cupid's Cay? Are therefairies at The Ferry, and is love blooming in Cupid'sCay? Do governors live in Governor's Harbour?Don't let them call your Bluff, and be careful crossingthose rocks!

Join the excitement as One Family proudly captainsthe voyage of rediscovery around The Bahamas! Bethere as the fine young Bahamians of the RoyalBahamas Defence Force Rangers show their nationalpride! PROUD TO BE BAHAMIAN!

BANNER: The treasures of The Bahamas, includingour colourful national symbols are displayed, against the background radiance of theBahamian sunshine. A ticket agent invites everyone to climb aboard, and explore the mystiqueof our exotic islands.

DANCERS: Island settlements and attractions aroundThe Bahamas. How well do you know your Bahamas? Where is... • Rooster Cay? • StellaMaris? • Roses? • Spring Point? • Green Castle? •Black Point? • Jerry Roker?

CHOREOGRAPHED DANCERS:I. The Candy striped lighthouse of Abaco takes centre stage.

2. Queens of the African townships in The Bahamas celebrate their heritage in a Grand Dance of celebration.

BRASS: You choose the island and the compass willdirect you on the right course!

BELLERS AND DRUMMERS: farmers and fishermenforeshadow the emergence of invigorated traditional Bahamian industries, whichwill be modernised by the new Agricultural and Marine Institute in Andros. The course is set forfuture economic development.

LEAD PIECES 1. GOVERNOR'S HARBOUR — EXPERIENCE THEWONDER OF OUR DREAM TEAMSir Milo Butler, the first Bahamian Governor General,leads a group of distinguished Bahamian GovernorsGeneral — Dame Ivy Dumont, Sir Clifford Darling,and Sir Orville Turnquest, on an official visit to thehistoric township of Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera. They arrive in the ceremonial chariot, flanked by twowhite crown pigeons and escorted by two Bahamianiguanas. The chariot is being drawn by a local ramassisted by two billy goats, all adorned in full cere-monial garb. The procession is draped withBahamian flags, and the insignia of the island ofEleuthera — the isle of freedom.

2. DEADMAN'S REEF: FACT OR TALE?The story is that there is a shipwreck some 15 Milesoutside of West End Grand Bahama. The tale is thatduring the period of Rum-Running the pirates wereship wrecked, and had treasure. Today, tourists andBahamians alike go snorkeling in the area of Deadman's Reef (Paradise Cove) to find the losttreasure. This Ship is guarded by the most viciousanimal of the Sea... This costume depicts this ship-wreck, guarded by: Squid, Shark and a Lion Fish.

ONE FAMILLY

ONE FAMILLY“AMERICA”IntroductionEven before the arrival of Columbus, native peoplesof the Americas moved back and forth between theislands of the Bahamas and what is today theSouthern United States of America. Over the cen-turies, this relationship has flowered into the treas-ured partnership and kindred spirit of today. There isno family in the Bahamas that does not have familyconnections in the United States, and there is no statein the United States where one cannot findBahamians resident. Through this timeless bond, wehave lent our spirit, and connected with the spirit ofso many other nations in one glorious entity that cantruly be called America, the beautiful.

Of the four million tourists that visit our shores eachyear, 80% of these come from the United States ofAmerica — our friends, family and closest neigh-bours to the north.

This New Year's Day 2014 the One Family Junkanooand Community Organization celebrates the friend-ship and kindred spirit with its closest neighbour,under the theme: America!

BANNER: The symbols of the nation: the U.S. capitalbuilding surrounded by images of American moments — the train westward, Indianand Cowboy on horseback symbolising the wild west, and that great symbol of American strength,the American Eagle.

LEAD PIECES:1. I HAVE A DREAM: This year to mark the 50thAnniversary of that great speech, Prime MinisterPerry Christie spoke about Dr. King's visits to TheBahamas and his struggle for freedom in the UnitedStates. This costume will depict that day as PrimeMinister Christie spoke to the world. The Backdropwill be of President Abraham Lincoln (the signer ofthe Emancipation Proclamation which granted free-dom to the slaves). The costume will also featurePresidents Obama and Bush and the Junkanooers

who took Washington by storm.

2. THE ROYAL SALOON — HEEHAW — TO TEXAS! Symbols of the American West come face to face inthe iconic Old West saloon — the saloon girl has herhands full with raging fighting bulls ridden by a sol-dier, and the great Chief Sitting Bull who also pays avisit.

DANCERS: representing slices of American life fromacross the spectrum.

CHOREOGRAPHED GIRLS: proud symbols of theUnited States of America: i. The American Eagle ii. Uncle Sam in a burst of stars

BRASS LINE: Civil War Union Calvary Soldiers

BELLERS AND DRUMMERS: Cowboys and NativeAmerican Indians relive the glory of the Wild West.

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ROOTS“BAHAMIAN MUSICTURNS ME ON”

Introduction(1) “Woy Woy Woy, I sorry fa you boy, what ya

ma ga do when she find out bout roots boy.” (2) “Bahamian music turns me on. Bahamian

Music in my soul.(3) “Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey Bahama Rock, Hey, Hey,

Hey, Hey Bahama Rock.”Rock on Bahamas to the downhome music and danceof our lengedary musicians and entertainers, in thisour 4oth Year of Independence. To our dearly depart-ed souls and our lively and provocative creative tal-ents, we say thank you for “The greatest show onearth”. Join roots as we celebrate and cherish oursweet ole bahamian music. We love our music andwe love the Bahamas. Come dance the night away at the Cat and Fiddlewith a Fox Hill gal til ya get lonely; and remember TheBrown Girl in the ring, Cha la la la la (sing). Then yaga eat the Coo Coo Soup and Marry the Gaulin likeThe Bush Mechanic. But don’t forget, Big Fight in BainTown. Somebody knock Mary down and everybodyknow Mary don’t take no … hit (shit!!!). Taking bouthit, what about Funky Nassau? Mini skits, maxi skitsand afro hair too!!!Boy Bahamian music sweet aye!!! Doll up and getfunky at the party in the backyard cause my birthdaycome again and the tooters gettin ready to dance tothe junkanoo. Well Granny!! We rushing, we rushing,we rushing tru the crowd, and ain’t nobody gat take

this music, Kalik, Kalik, Kalikin, Kalik ….. Kalik, Kalik,Kalik hey!!! (sing). “Music! Music! Music! Music!!”

Banner: Our banner will take you to a night at the Catand Fiddle, which was a popular night club that wasestablished by the late legendary singer, FreddyMunnings Sr. This night spot was graced by manyfamous personalities including Harry Belafonte whoonce performed for Sir Sidney Poitier and others. Thebanner will feature a stage setting with the Cat andFiddle logo in the backdrop, graced by dancing showgirls. Its will bring you magnificent splendor and withlight effect and amazing glits that once graced the Catand Fiddle in Funky Nassau.

LEAD COSTUMES(1) Final Farewell (2) Journey to the Jungle Club PROPOur prop will give you a downhome feeling with anole fashion clapboard house featuring free dancerperformances such as:(1) “Mama don't wan no raking & scraping in

here” (by lassie doh boys)(2) “Brown Girl in the ring”

(by Tony Mckay/Obeah Man)(3) “Party in the back yard” (by Yhe Brilanders)(4) “Toaters” (by KB)(5) “Coo Coo Soup” (by KB)(6) “My Birthday come again” (by Puzzle)Other performances are as follows:(7) Funky Nassau (by the Munnings Brothers)(8) We Rushin tru the crowd

(by Tony Mckay/Obeah Man)

(9) Just got paid (by Johnny Kemp)(10) Dance to the Junkanoo (by Bahamen)(11) Gin & Coconut Water (by Bahamen)(12) Down by the Fish Fry

OFF THE SHOULDERS DANCERS Our off the shoulder dancers will artistically portrayvarious songs created and sung by many talentedBahamian musicians.

CHOREOGRAPH DANCERSOur choreography dancers will portray legendaryfemale firedance entertainers throughout the years,beginning with the late great Rebecca “Becky”Chipman. They will also depict the old and new starsof Bahaman music like Raphael Munnings and thebegginning of the end band that produced a numberone hit with “Funky Nassau” and Bahamen that onea grammy award for “Who let the dogs out”.

BRASS, SCRAPERS & HORN BLOWERSOur brass, scrapers and horn blowers will depict thesymbols used by our musicians to produce the variousmelodious bahamian songs.

BELLERSOur bellers pay respects to goombay music and the“King of Goombay”, George Symonette with a vividdisplay of the drums of the Drumbeat Club.

DRUMMERSOur drummers bring back the memories of the dressand music of our beloved creative musical genius, theone and only Tyrone “Dr. Offfff” Fitzgerald.

ROOTS"KINGS & QUEENS OF THE BIBLE”ALL HAIL THE KING OF KINGS"

Fellow Bahamians, Friends and Countrymen, I, theMessenger of the Royal Palace bid you Greetings!and Salutations! A MESSAGE FROM THE ROYAL POST AND THUS ITREADS: “Come All Ye Faithful down to Main Squareon New Years Day where you will witness the mainevent of the New Year when “ROYALTY MEETS ROY-ALTY”. Witness the drama as it unfolds, when biblicalanarchy from nations around the world come face toface with the KING OF KINGS and his ROYALENTOURAGE. Make preparation for the greatreunion. All heads shall bow and all tongues shallconfess that “The Messiah is King”. “All Hail theKing”. Join in the celebration as Roots JunkanooGroup presents: “Kings and Queens of the Bible “ALLHAIL THE KING OF KINGS”

BANNERThe opening act will demonstrate to the Bahamas andthe World that Jesus is the Lord of Lords and King ofKings. The banner portrays the triumphant Saviourreigning supreme as He makes His way through the

Heavens. Our Lord and Saviour is surrounded by aband of Heavenly Angels.

LEAD COSTUMES(1) VISIT TO KING SOLOMON – This splendid cos-tume portrays the famous visit of Queen Sheba toKing Solomon. It highlights Solomon’s wisdom andcreativity with his beautiful royal palace. You will seeartistic lion statutes and splendid ancient columnsadorned by live peacocks. Come and witness the cel-ebration of this magnificent royal visit.

(2) KING XERXES OF PERSIA - This costume featuresKings Xerxes of the Babylonian and his royal horses.He was a renowned military leader with great skillsfor conquest. That portrays his great might andpower as he reigned over the Biblical people ofPersia.

PROPOur prop will portray various scenes from BiblicalKings and Queens.

OFF THE SHOULDER DANCERS(1) Wrath of Pharaoh(2) King Saul – First King of Israel

and many others

FREE DANCERS

Our Free Dancers will depict mostly servants ofEarthly Biblical Kings and The Entourage of theMessiah, Alpha and Omega.

CHOREOGRAPH DANCERSOur choreograph dancers will showcase theCourtyard Dancers who graced the presence ofBiblical Kings and Queens with the wonderful fancyof their entertainment. They will also portray bearersof fans who were servants of Kings and Queens withresponsibility for keeping the King and Queen cooland comfortably protected from the creatures ofnature.

BRASSOur Brass depicts the royal splendor of early IsraeliKings.

SCRAPERS, HORN BLOWERS & PERCUSSIONISTS Our Scrapers, Horn Blowers and Percussionist depictthe royal clothing of Israeli Kings.

COW BELLERSThe Bellers will portray the Persian Dynasty of Kingssuch as Cyrus, Xerxes, Darius.

DRUMMERSThe Drummers will showcase the army of theBabylonian empire of King Nebuchadnezzar.

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"FROM WHENCE WE CAME"A SNAP SHOT OF THE HISTORY OF THE BAHAMAS.

A TIMELINE IN OUR DEVELOPMENT.

* Come and see Columbus as he made his firstland fall on the beautiful shores of The Bahama Islands,

* The Arawak Indians as they are beautifully adorned in their vibrant colors,

* The colonization of The Bahamas by the British Empire as Captain Woodes Rodgers became the first Royal Governor,

* The days of Piracy as Black Beard and otherscreated havoc as they loot,

* The occupation of the Spaniards,

* The migration of African as slaves to theseIslands and eventually the Emancipation of slavery,

* The days of rum running because of the US prohibition in the States,

* The Era of Wrecking as ship would be ran

aground and looted in waters of The Bahamas,

* The Duke of Windsor served as Governor ofThe Bahamas. This Boosted Tourism,

* The Economical, Political and Social movement of the Black Bahamians,

* The Burma Road riots and the general strike,a protest against unequal treatment of Bahamian workers,

* Universal Suffrage as Bahamian Women voted for the first time,

* Black Tuesday as Sir Lynden Plindling threw the Mace out of the window of Parliament inprotest of gerrymandering,

* Majority Rule Day as Sir Lynden Plindling became Prime Minister and governed for 25years,

* Independence from Great Britain and Sir Milo Butler became first Governor General,

* The first woman elect to Parliament,

* The second and third Prime Ministers of The Bahamas The Hon. Hubert Ingraham and TheHon Perry G Christie,

* The first woman Governor General of The

Bahamas,

* Come and see other events and influential people in a timeline of Bahamian history fromthe UBP, PLP, FNM and DNA.

DEFENSE FORCE, POLICE FORCE, LUCAYANS, FLAMING BIRD REPRESENTING THE LINE THATRUNS BETWEEN LONG ISLAND AND EXUMAKNOWN AS THE "TROPIC OF CANCER", THE FIRST MS. BAHAMAS, UNITED BAHAMIAN PARTY (UBP), PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL PARTY (PLP), FREE NATIONAL MOVEMENT (FNM), DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL ALLIANCE (DNA)

Choreograph Sections will display AN AFRICAN SECTION AN ARAWAK INDIAN SECTION

The Brass Section:WILL DEPICT THE SPANIARDS WHO ONCE OCCUPIED THE BAHAMAS FOR A

SHORT PERIOD

COWBELLERS: WILL REPRESENT PIRACY IN THE BAHAMAS

DRUMMERS: WILL DISPLAY THE BRITISH INFLUENCE IN THEBAHAMAS DURING THEIR COLONISATION PERIOD.

MUSIC MAKERS

FROM THEN TO NOW PART II

We will take a look into out past of how things werefrom one aspect to another in the progression of TheBahamas into the modern times of today and howthings are presently.

BANNERWill highlight, symbols of the past and present in TheBahamas including the evolution of Junkanoo of old.

LEAD COSTUME 1Burma Road Riot and the General Strike

LEAD COSTUME 2Seat of Legislative Power - where the laws, rules andregulations are made in The Bahamas.

FREE DANCERSWill showcase such as the landfall of Columbus, San

Salvador, Watlins & Cat Island. * King Edward the 8th the only king to serve as aRoyal Governor and his wife the Dutchess of Windsor.• Old time Junkanoo in the beginning.* The Father of Labour Sir Randol Fawkes* Too much guns in this town

Local EntertainersA. Eddie MinnisB. Bahama MamaC. John Chipman & BeckyD. Count BernadinoE. Sweet RichardF. Fire Ball Freddie

OFF THE SHOULDER

The Eleutherian Adventures

Independence Celebrations

Slavery from Fox Hill, Clifton & Adelaide

Changing the Flag from British to Bahamian

Coat of Arms

Run running

Money change from pound to dollars

CHOREOGRAPH SECTION

Bain & Grants Town

Heritage African

Lucians

BACKLINE

A variety of yesterday costumes of important events

MUSIC MAKERS

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PRODIGAL SONSFORTY YEARS OFINDEPENDENCEPROVE IT'S BETTERIN THE BAHAMASLess than 60 miles off Florida is theCommonwealth of the Bahamas madeup of 700 Islands scattered over100,000 square miles of breath takingclear turquoise water and cobalt seas.Most of the 23 inhabited Islands aresparsely populated New Providence onwhich the capital Nassau is located, ishome to nearly 2/3 of the nation pop-ulation of about 350,000 over 80% ofthe population. In 1973 the Bahamasbecame an independence nation forthe first time setting their own destiny.So now we celebrate 40 years ofIndependence and achievement.

BANNER — will depict symbols of theCoat of Arms, Atlantis largest develop-ment to date, the Bible on which thenation is being built and Sir Lynden onthe SS Bahamas.

FREE DANCERS— will include the var-ious aspects of Bahamian life

OFF THE SHOULDER — will displaypeople who give their life to service,institutions that was established overthe years

CHOREOGRAPH DANCERS — willportray national symbols in particularthe national bird, national fish and thenational flower

BRASS — will pay tribute the world'sfamous Royal Bahamas Police bandwho is celebrating 140 years

BACK LINE — will depict the beauty ofthe Bahamian Coat of Arms and theradiant sun

PROP — will pay tribute to three cul-tural icons

LEAD PIECES — will depict architure ofthe modern Bahamas and numericalUno (Best in the world)

BAHAMAS, LET US GIVEGOD THANKS FOR ALL HE HAS DONE.

Virgo Car Rental, Fancy Dancers Junkanoo Groupwould like you to look over the last 40 years and seeall the great things that God has done for our islandnation. Give thanks and praise!

We are a Christian praying nation.

Our BANNER, Thank you Lord for your Blessings willshow this nation in prayer and thanksgiving to the LordJesus Christ who watches over our country.

The LEAD COSTUMES show our gratitude toCommunication, Bridging Our Nation. We are thank-ful for the opportunity to express our views as a peo-

ple and share with our family from Grand Bahama inthe north to Inagua in the south. The second lead givesThanks for Health and Strength, Celebrating 40 yearsof Health Care in The Bahamas.

We will present a wide array of OFF THE SHOULDERCOSTUMES that show the nation’s thanks for our manyachievements: Thanks for Peaceful Elections, since1973 to this present time we have been able to dis-agree on political ideology PLP, FNM and DNA butafter the ballots are counted we are still a family ofislands. Thanks for our Law Enforcement Agencies, theRBPF, Defence Force, Customs, Immigration and PrisonOfficers. Thanks for Our Rich Fishing Grounds whichprovide food for our tables and money for our pockets.Thanks for our new Straw Market and our TourismIndustry, the number one industry of this country.Thanks for the Sir Lynden Pindling Airport and OurNational Flag Carrier. Thanks for Our Educators, edu-cating the youth of our nation. Thanks for the BahamasCancer Society, working tirelessly for the cure againstcancer. Thanks for Another Christmas with our

Families, Thanks for Our Sporting Accomplishments,Thanks for Our Religious Leaders and Thanks for ourHomes and roofs over our heads.

Our JUMPERS will continue with our theme of thanks-giving as we give Thanks for New Life, New Creation,the newborn baby, fledglings and butterflies. Thanksfor the Food on our Tables, Thanks for the NationalInsurance Board and Thanks for the Water andSewerage Corporation.

Our CHOREOGRAPH SECTION will give Thanks for theRising Sun that shines on these beautiful islands andThanks for the Fight against Breast Cancer.

The BACKLINE will give Thanks for 40 years ofIndependence by depicting the various aspects of theBahamas’ Coat of Arms. The BRASS will give Thanksfor our Flag, The drummers to our crystal blue sea andnational fish while the BELLERS will represent theMajestic Flamingos.

B DIVISIONFANCY DANCERS Sponsor: Virgo Car Rental

"A 10TH YEAR CELEBRATION"

In 2003 the Prodigals Sons junkanoogroup was establish in the yellow elderarea, bringing wholesome activity andlife to that community. Founding mem-bers of the prodigal sons coming out ofthe Valley Boys went back home thusthe prodigal sons was born.

BANNERThe banner will depict the ProdigalSons logo the Eagle.

FREE DANCERS The free dancer will depict various cos-tumes of the ten year period.

OFF THE SHOULDERS

The off the shoulders will likewisedepict costume of the last 10 years.

CHOREOGRAPH SECT ION The choreograph section will portraythe Indians, African and Chinese.

THE BRASS SECTION The brass will depict party time.

THE BACKLINE SECTION The backline will depict celebrationfireworks.

THE PROPThe prop will a giant birthday cake.

THE LEAD COSTUMES The lead pieces will depict BahamianHero's & Hunter of the great plain.

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FANCY DANCERSGOD’S WONDERFULCREATIONIn the beginning the earth was formless, empty anddark and God’s spirit moved over the waters prepar-ing for God’s Wonderful Creation. On January 1st2014, Virgo Car Rental, Fancy Dancers JunkanooGroup invites you to join us as we celebrate God’sWonderful Creation.

The BANNER will show Adam and Eve in the Gardenof Eden. This perfect garden which God filled withplants, animals, flowers and birds was given tomankind whom God created in His own image.

The LEAD COSTUMES will show the Butterfly Gardenfilled with lush beautiful plants, flowers and butter-

flies such as the red lacewing, monarch and paintedlady. The second lead will depict the charge Godgave to all His creation to Be fruitful and Multiply.

God’s Creation in all its glory will be on display asthe OFF THE SHOULDER COSTUMES depict theNature of Things with the sun which was created onthe first day shining on the birds, rams and flowersalike. God created The Water and then He filled itwith The Fishes of the Sea. God blessed all of His cre-ations telling them to multiply and fill the earth andso a costume will depict New Life in God’s Garden.Birds, Birds and more Birds. We will introduce you toBirds in Paradise and a Bird Lover’s Dream. There isalso an off the shoulder entitled, The Spider, theMaster Weaver. The spider is also one of God’s won-derful creation which spins its circular wed, protect-ing flowers and vegetables from pests. There will be

three off the shoulder costumes that will depict thoseheavenly objects the make up our Solar system.These costumes are the Sun, Moon and Stars.

Our CHOREOGRAPH SECTION will present a burstof flora, beautiful flowers will fill Bay Street while apart of the section will reinforce our awe of God’sheavenly bodies, the Sun, Moon and Stars.

All plants and animals must have water to survive.Water for Life is also an important aspect of God’sCreation, this will be beautifully depicted by ourpowerful drummers while our bellers and brass per-formers calm down this tsunami of rhythm and basswith majestic butterflies and more flowers.

BELLERS AND DRUMMERS: Cowboys and NativeAmerican Indians relive the glory of the Wild West.

BODY OF CHRISTEVERYDAY IS A DAY OF THANKSGIVINGOFF THE SHOULDER COSTUMES: Day of Thanksgiving Heart of Thanksgiving Thank you for the food we eat Thank you for the world so sweet Thank you for the birds that sing

LEAD: Thanksgiving Turkey

CHOREOGRAPH GIRLS: Uncle Sam

LAND OF THE FREE/ HOME OF THE BRAVEOFF THE SHOULDER COSTUMES: Sunny Florida The World Celebrates America Star Spangled Banner Indian Totem pole War Drums

LEAD COSTUME: Flags of the United States

CULTURESPRING INTO EASTER!Spring, is one of the most welcoming time of the year. It's a season of renew-al and rebirth. Birds hopping around, little buds start to bloom, fresh coloursthat start popping out all over, signals a time of fresh beginnings. Childrenseem to embrace this wonderful time of the year.

Spring, is also the time of year we celebrate easter-the sacrifice of love thatGod gave us through His Son, Jesus Christ. Christians therefore believe thatthey have the hope of a new life (an everlasting life in Heaven).

CULTURE'S theme, 'Spring into Easter' portrays the old German Lutheran tra-dition and what we as Bahamians have adopted for decades of the EaterBunny, carrying coloured eggs in his basket.

The costumes from the banner to the backline, all illustrates the traditionalEaster basket and bunny, the Easter eggs, the Easter lilies, and butterflies, allcoloured with brilliant colours to represent the warmth and sunlight of spring.

How can you not be cheerful, Spring just screams "New Life"

FLOWERS!A GIFT OF CHEERCelebrate any occasion with fresh flowers!

Flowers are the best way to express our feelings and make our loved ones feelspecial. Flowers can bring a smile to your face and joy to your everyday life.

Flowers symbolizes: beauty, passion, love, loyalty, truth and joy. They are del-icate and beautiful.

CULTURE Junkanoo Group presents to you, Flowers for all occasions. The cos-tumes, from the banner to the backline all illustrates the different varieties offlowers, their many shapes and sizes, painted with hues of vibrant colours.

Give a gilt of cheer — Flowers!

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COLOURS ENTERTAINMENTLOOKING BACKDuring this year's 40th anniversary of Independencecelebrations, reflections have generally focused onpolitical milestones and prominent personalities.Accomplishments and challenges have been many,too many to represent comprehensively. And so, inpresenting its theme, "Looking Back", Colours takes adifferent perspective and presents a selective samplingof typical scenes of yesteryear, many of which are nolonger a part of the landscape today.

The banner features Father Time, looking back overthe years. Throughout the rest of the group, "LookingBack" takes us to a time when the economy wasfavoured by farming throughout the islands, and theintimate and safe living environment was evident fromfishing professionals who rode through neighbour-hoods selling their catch. We reflect on the worldfamous straw markets in Nassau and attheInternational Bazaar in Freeport, the developmentof local television and radio (Radio Bahamas/ZNS)and tertiary education (COB). We pay tribute to AirBahama, Eastern Airlines, and Pan Am airlines thattransported not only Bahamians, but moreso, thetourists who couldn't get enough of The beautiful

Bahamas.

"Looking Back" takes us to a time when entertainmentoptions ranged from the entrancing dance of theskilled and energetic Paul Meeres, to the PlayboyCasino (with Hugh Heffner in tow), to the CabaretTheatre dancers and acrobats...to Jumbey Village(cultural brainchild of the visionary Edmund Moxey,and a centre for native music, dance and Bahamian produced artwork),to Goombay Summer, fire danc-ing, and the sea parks that came before Atlantis. Ittakes us back to a time, before Kalik, when St. PauliGirl was the beer of choice, and sporting teams bear-ing that name were pacesetters.

...to a time when locals and tourists made their way toMademoiselle downtown (otherwise known as thehouse that fashion built). There, they bought cosmet-ics, native Androsia outfits, and just viewed the fash-ionable offerings of the store with the signature hibis-cus logo.

On the home front, "Looking Back" takes us to a time,in Nassau and the Family Islands, when the onlySuperwash we knew, involved a tin tub full of waterfor washing, one for rinsing, and a scrubbing board

accompanied by Omo detergent and bleach. To pre-vent sickness, and to cure it when it came, bush teawas the order of the day (whether sour leaf, orcerasee or five finger or fevergrass). This was ourpreference, compared to the synthetic medicine creat-ed by "developed" countries.

"Looking Back" recalls the pride that emerged with theestablishment ef IV current coat of arms (featured bythe Brass Section); the national currency and coins that(seen in the Backline pieces) are highlighted by thebeautiful and unique one-cent, five-cent 15-cent andand 25-cent pieces that replaced the shilling, trup-pence and the like.

Representing the challenges and struggles over theyears, tribute is paid to the HMBS Flamingo and theloss of RBDF marines in a sea tragedy that remainsforever etched in the hearts of Bahamians and friendsof The Bahamas.

Colours reflects on these former scenes, with a senseof regret, for those elements that are never to be seenagain, but moreso, a sense of gratefulness for thefoundation of strength and excellence laid by thosevery scenes from the past.

COLOURS ENTERTAINMENTTRIBUTE TO EDDIE MINNIS

Eddie "Der Brudder" Minnis, visual and performingartist (painter, composer, cartoonist, singer), CaciqueAward winner, captures the essence of The Bahamas through his music and his art.

His art and music are comprised by the well knownworks and those that should be well known such as...his daily "Potluck" cartoons for years in the Guardianand Tribune newspapers; his paintings like Creation'sGlory, Solomon's Lighthouse, Day's End, EveryMorning, typical scenery from throughout the FamilyIslands; songs from his many albums, like Ting andTing noting the change from a clean Nassau to the

present day congestion and crime, Cry Baby,Sunshine, Boo Boo is Beauty Queen, ShotgunWedding, Carmen, Miss Lye, Money Can't Done, TheBuffet — (where the Bahamian eats everything in sightuntil he can't eat any more), Junkanoo Granny,Naughty Johnny, Slam Bam (Lunchtime), Poor Tourist,No More Conch, Der Mail, Current Pride, JunkanooJam, Never Satisfied. Church Out Crab Crawling,Alcohol, Native Woman, Paper Doll, Fat Annie, SayNo to Drugs, Gimme Generation, Sugar AppleGuinep, Eleut'ra, Nassau People, People to People,Mr. MP, Mike, Finance Man.

In paying tribute to him, Colours will give you snap-shots of Granny B., faithful potcake Fleabs, andscenes from his many songs and creative artwork. As

the song 'Ting and Ting' says, "Nassau become sucha funky town since ting and ting been goin' round."The days of shotgun weddings are just about gone,and most of our children know nothing about sugarapple, guinep, juju, plum, tamarind, soursop andgreen dilly.

Through his art (music and paintings), Der Brudderwas able to capture the essence of Bahamian life.Colours will pay tribute to this broad range of master-pieces created by The Bahamas' proud native son,Eddie "Der Brudder" Minnis, in song, dance and cos-tume.

Celebrate with us as we celebrate a creative genius ina tribute to this great man of the "surl" (soil).

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ORIGINAL CONGOSTRIBES OF THE FOX HILLOn the eve of our 10 year anniversary as a junkanoogroup, the Original Congos take this time to stepback and explore our history and lineage as a peo-ple and community rooted in the Fox Hill area. Forthose who may not be familiar, the Fox Hill area is acommunity made up of different townships much likeits ancestors in African, where we descend, live andabide divided by separate tribes yet still both com-munities exist as one people. Most of the townshipsin Fox Hill can trace not only their names but their lin-eage directly to ancient tribes back in the motherlandof Africa, some of which still exist to this day. ThisBoxing Day, the Original Congos seek to bridge thisgap between the townships of Fox Hill to theirrespected tribal groups in Africa as we present thetheme: Tribes of the Fox Hill.

Our presentation will focus on the four main towns ofFox Hill which hold a direct ancestry to the tribe orgroup of people in the Congo region of Central andSouth Africa. These are the Nango Tribe, the Ibo(Igbo) people, the Yoruba Tribe and the people of theCongo nation from where the name of our junkanoogroup originates. We will showcase the culture and lifestyles of these four tribes, paying honor to greatleaders in both Africa and our Local communitywhile focusing on the colors, masks, shields andother customs of in tribal life through our uniqueexpression of music and dance.

What better way to begin our presentation than byhighlighting the tribe we represent by our very name.Our Banner will be a representation of the logo ofour group the Original Congos, with the largeAfrican face of the ancient warriors of the CongoTribe. Surrounding this feature will be the faces rep-resenting the other tribes we will present throughoutthe parade. The designs, colors, and patterns of var-

ious tribes and other African works of art will be rep-resented through all our Free Dancers. Each costumeis a reflection of the native artwork indicative to arespected tribe.

Our Off-the-Shoulder costumes offer a closer lookinto the lifestyles, customs, rituals and beliefs of ourfeatured tribes. All costumes will feature masks,shields, and various articles native to the tribal wayof life of a particular group of people. Costumes suchas Spirits of Ibo, explores the spiritual beliefs of thistribe who believed in goat and bull faced spirits were honorable and respected deities. The costume,Congo Hunters showcases the life struggle of Africanhunters in the quest for the prize of antelope and wildboar. We will represent in tribe through their respec-tive flags through the costume Tribal Colors, not for-getting our very own country, the Bahamas. Faces ofNango focuses on the traditional masks of the mem-bers of this tribe who thrived on the plains of thesavanna along with native wildlife such as zebra. Thevarious shields and the essence of the African fighteris reflected in the costume Warrior's Spirit highlight-ed by the mask of a great warrior chief. Otheraspects of tribal life are seen in the costume, Motherof the Tribe paying honor to the eldest female who is usually held at a position of great respect in most cul-tures. Music and ritual ceremonies are expressed inthe costume, Songs of Yoruba, showcasing the nativedrums and other articles used in traditional tribal cer-emonies.

The colors of both our Choreograph and Brass sec-tions are a reflection of the bright and festive colorsworn by members of the Congo nation during impor-tant events and ceremonies.

Our Choreograph Girls all bear the idols of Africandeities believed to be spirits of fortune and fertility inmost African cultures. Our Brass Section carries thetraditional shields of tribal warriors and their designs

and patterns are derived from the native artwork ofCentral Africa.

Our Backline Drummers and Bellers represent thewarriors of the mighty Congo nation, reflecting ourvery own name. King Bellers bear the painted facesof great warrior chiefs along with their traditionalweaponry of the African shield and spear. The entirebackline is adorned with the skins of local wildlifebelieved to empower each warrior with skill, strengthand ferocity. These warriors also bear the horns ofthe mighty buffalo to intimidate and strike fear intothe hearts of their enemies.

As our Banner honors the Ancient Chiefs of the tribesthat we feature, our Lead Costume will pay tribute tothe great fallen leaders of our time both in the FoxHill community and the great nation of Africa, enti-tled Tribute to • Tribal Kings.This costume honors the recently fallen great former president and leader of the mighty nation of SouthAfrica; His Excellence Nelson Mandela as he sits onhis magnificent throne of honor. He is accompanieson each side by Former MP's and great and trueLeaders of the Fox Hill community; "My Beloved", Mr.George Mackey and recently honored, Mr. FrankEdgecombe. This costume is accented by figures of traditional African structure and adorn with nativedesigns of African and Bahamian artworks conclud-ed with the flags of the Bahamas and of South Africato symbolize our unity. Throughout our presentation,we seek to establish our roots as the united commu-nity of Fox Hill through our heritage as descendantsof the great nation of Africa and the tribes fromwhich we owe our lineage to. It is indeed our wishthat you join us in celebrating our heritage as FoxHillians and Honoring our local and internationalheroes and leaders this Boxing Day as we present thetheme: Tribes of the Fox Hill.

ORIGINAL CONGOSCOLORS OFEMANCIPATIONWe have now reached a milestone as a junkanoogroup as we celebrate 10 years as members of theOriginal Congos Junkanoo Group. As such, thisNew Years, we celebrate our anniversary by com-bining the culture of junkanoo with the celebration offreedom expressed by our ancestors in Africa as wepresent the theme: Colors Of Emancipation. Thispresentation will highlight the entire nation of Africaand their unique methods of celebration throughsong, dance and music in our very own special formof junkanoo. We will also highlight the flags of eachrespected nation of the motherland culminating in the celebration of home

coming for our fallen leaders.

Celebrating our anniversary, it's only fitting that ourbanner reflects who we are. Our Banner with theoriginal logo of the Original Congos JunkanooGroup adorned with the ancient and current flags ofthe Congo nation for which we are named. Our Off-the-Shoulders will include: Idols of lbo, showcasingthe worshiped spirits of the Ibo nation, Parade ofColors which depicts the flags of all the tribes ofAfrica which have a direct ancestry to the Bahamas,Warriors of Freedom, showcasing the hunters andbushmen of central and south Africa, Spirit of theTribe with highlights the songs, faces and music intribal life and Faces of Africa which highlights differ-ent masks of various tribes throughout the nation.

Our Choreograph section will represent the femalesat a tradition African festival, adorned with the brightfestive colors and performing a native African cere-monial dance. Our Backline will represent the fight-ers of the great Zulu nation; the most feared andrespected fighters of all ancient Africa.

Our lead costume entitled: Tribal Kings will show-case mighty leaders of great African Nations,Highlighting the former President of South Africa, the Late Great Nelson Mandela.

This is our celebration of freedom, and our joyousanniversary as a junkanoo dynasty, therefore join usin our celebration this New Years, 2014 as we pres-ent the theme: Colors of Emancipation.

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REDLAND SOLDIERSDAVID GOD'S ANOINTED

(SHEPHERD - WARRIOR - KING)

Yea, though I walk through the valleyof the shadow of death, I will fear noevil; For You are with me; Your rodand Your staff, they comfort me....Psalms 23 :4

King David was a man of contrasts.He was single-mindedly committed toGod„ David lived a frustrating life,first in the shadow of his brothers,then constantly on the run fromvengeful King Saul. Even after hebecame king of Israel, David wasengaged in almost constant warfareto defend the kingdom. King Davidwas a great military conqueror, buthe could not conquer himself. Heallowed one night of lust withBathsheba, and it had disastrous con-

sequences in his life.

King David's life was a roller coasterof emotional highs and lows. He leftus an example of passionate love ofGod and dozens of psalms, some ofthe most touching, beautiful poetryever written.

King David's Accomplishments: David killed Goliath, champion of thePhilistines, when David was only ayouth and Goliath a giant and veter-an warrior. David was victoriousbecause he trusted in God for the vic-tory, not himself.

He killed many of Israel's enemies inbattle. Despite several opportunities,David refused to kill King Saul, God'sfirst anointed king, who was pursuingDavid out of mad jealousy.

He became friends, like brothers, withSaul's son Jonathan, setting a modelof friendship that everyone can learnfrom. God called David a man afterhis own heart.

DANIEL THE THREE HEBREW BOYS"Blessed be the name of God forever andever, For wisdom and might are His. AndHe changes the times and the seasons;He removes kings and raises up kings; Hegives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who haveunderstanding. He reveals deep andsecret things; He knows what is in thedarkness, And light dwells with Him."Daniel 2"

Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon erects agiant statue and orders that everyone inhis kingdom bow down and worship itwhen the royal band plays. The threeHebrew boys, Shadrach, Meshech, andAbednego, refuse to worship the statuebecause the God of their fathers strictlyforbid idol worship. Shadrach, Meshech, and Abednego are miraculous-ly and powerfully delivered from a rag-ing fiery furnace. "Daniel 3:28. ThenNebuchadnezzar spake, and said,Blessed be the God of Shadrach,Meshach, and Abednego, who hat senthis angel, and delivered his servants thattrusted in him

Likewise, in the sixth chapter of Daniel,Daniel's fellow presidents and princesplot to trap him, and get the then King Darius to throw him into the Lion's den.They have the King to make a law pro-hibiting petitioning anyone (God or man)but the king for thirty days. As was hiscustom, Daniel prayed toward Jerusalemthree times a day from his home. Thepresidents and princes caught him therepraying and told King Darius, who, according to his own coun-try's law, had Daniel thrown into a den ofhungry lions. God delivered faithfulDaniel from the lion's den unscratched,and King Darius is so impressed that hetoo was moved to legislate acknowledge-ment of the God of Israel.

Daniel, Shadrach, Meshech, andAbednego are examples to us today tostand firm on the Word of God. It is ourprayer that every Bahamian would callon the Name of God every day for strength, guidance and protection.

Lead Costume: King NebuchadnezzarII's Giant Statue

Performers: Will salute and worship theGod of Daniel,

FOUNDATION"INVASION OF THEBUTTERFLIES"

For centuries the awesome beauties ofthe butterfly seem to fascinatemankind beyond comprehension & itis to this end that we intend to do the same tothe Junkanoo public. Come with us aswe explore the amazing butterflykingdom by showcasing A BANNERwhich displays a series of butterfliesattacking everything in sight. At thecenter will be a huge Alligator beingattacked by butterflies. Also, we havedogs, parrots, a monkey, & otherinsect being attacked at the same time.

Off the shoulder dancers: 1. " King" - Butterfly 2. " Queen" - Butterfly 3. " Red Dot" - Butterfly 4. " Monareh" Butterfly S. " Pink Swirl" — Butterfly 6. " Nature's — Garden 7. " Pink Monarch Butterfly"

All of these off the shoulder dancersdepicts the awesome beauty of themany varied butterfly species.

LEAD COSTUME: "Butterfly Invasion at Sea" This magnificent costume depicts awater scenery with (6) huge dolphinspopping out of the water & beingattack by (4) huge beautiful butterflies.

CHOREOGRAPH DANCERS: Will depict the big & small green tipbutterflies with a orange butterfly onthe back of the skirt.

FREE DANCERS: Will depict the small red dot butter-flies.

BELLERS: The cowbell shakers will depict themonarch butterflies with it's (6) unusu-al style wings & a tall back drop. DRUMMERS, SCRAPPERS,& BRASSwill all wear butterfly hats with beauti-ful butterfly skirts & small butterflyshoulder pieces.

" OUR GOD IS ANAWESOME GOD" GIVE THANKS!!

All mighty, Omnipotent, most powerfulGod, we give you the thanks & Praises.This New Year's morning foundationJunkanoo Group presents to you " OURGOD IS AN AWESOME GOD". In choosing this theme deep considera-tion was given to the existing circum-stances around the world A lot of whatwe are experiencing to day was prophe-cies many years ago in the bible. It is our intent to highlight some of God'swondrous creation & give thanks accord-ingly!

OFF THE SHOULDERS 1. The amazing SUN 2. The MOON by night 3. The shooting STARS 4. Multi Blue Waters 5. Rain bow Magic

6. Lightening 7. Clouds 8. Different Animals

BANNER: The banner will comprise of a huge rhinoserous being attacked by (2) tigers withother animals & insects looking on curiously. A back drop of awater scene will also be at the back.

LEAD COSTUME:" THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL" this cos-tume will depict a huge eagle flying highthrough the clouds surrounded by birds of lesser quality. BELLERS: The cow bell shakers will depict the rain-bow back drop with angels, doves, thesun & clouds.

The (4) of these sections will be very sim-ilar with small rainbow hats & shoulderpieces. As well as the sun. Drummers, Scrapers, Black Horn, FreeDances

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CONQUERORS FOR CHRISTPROUD TO BE BAHAMIAN 40 YEARS OF PROGRESS

On July 10th 1973, a little archapellago called TheBahamas was born. Our nation which was subject tothe British from the 1500's was now an IndependentNation. Our nation has gone through much chal-lenges and changes from 1973 to 2013. But wehave been far more progressive than any othernation in The Caribbean and possibly in the worldconsidering our populous and location.

Therefore on Boxing Day The Conquerors for ChristJunkano Organization will present as its theme:Proud To Be Bahamian; 40 Years Of Progress. So weinvite you to join us as we celebrate the things thatmake us Bahamian and proud. We will also show-case the events, activities and people who have putus on the world map and Have made us proud to beBahamian.

Here is a brief look at our presentation: BANNEROur banner will depict the Raising of our Bahamian

Flag as our First Female Governor General Dame IvyDumont takes the Royal salute

FREE DANCERSOur Free Dancers will depict the people and thingsthat make us proud Bahamians such as;

Our marine life such as our grouper, snapper andseashells our wild life such as our butterflies. Persons such as our first Prime Minister Sir LyndenOscar Pindling, our first female speaker of the HouseOf Assembly Ms. Italia Johnson and many others.

OFF THE SHOULDER DANCERS 1. Proud Of Rev. Dr. Hervis Bain; The Designer OfOur Coat Of Arms And Flag 2. Proud Of Our Banking 3. Proud Of Our Straw Market 4. Proud Of Our Religion 5. Proud Of Our Junkano0 6. Proud Of Our Goobay Summer Festival 7. Proud Of Our Sport Progress 8. Proud Of Our Fauna & Flora Choreographed Dancers

Showcasing the Yellow Elder; Our national flower,the Lignum Vitae Tree our national Tree and ourFlagettes showcasing our national colors the aqua-marine, gold and black

BRASSShowcasing the proudness we display in our sunsand and sea

COWBELLERS Proud of the Blue Marlin; our national fish

DRUMMERSProud of the flamingo; our national bird

LEAD COSTUME Proud of our Golden Knights: our 2012 gold medalwinners and Olympic Champions in the 2012Olympic Games in London England

Therefore we invite you to join us in celebrating theThings that make us proud to be Bahamian and toappreciate the progress we have made over the 40years as an Independent Nation.

See you on Bay!

CONQUERORS FOR CHRISTTHE LIFE OFNELSON MANDELA Nelson Mandela was a man born in the nation ofSouth Africa in the year 1918 in the Xhosa Tribe.South Africa was a nation going through a majorperiod of apertheid where the black people weretreated inferior to the white. He was a lawyer byprofession but had a strong belief in equal rights forthe peole of color in his nation. He had a dream thathis people would be afforded equal opportunities inthe land where they were born instead of beingoppressed by the white minority in the nation.Therefore he and his organization; the AfricanNational Congress fought nonviolently for this cause. Because of this he was imprisoned in 1962 for 27years for treason and conspiracy to overthrow theSouth African Government.

Nations from all over the world campaigned andlobbied for the release of nelson Mandela. One ofthe leading persons who fought for his release wasour first prime minister; Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling.Finally on the 2nd February 1990 Mandela wasreleased from prison. He automatically took hiscause to champion the rights of his people. In 1991

he was elected president of the African NationalCongress where he served up to 1997. He was elect-ed as the first black president of South Africa in 1994 and served up to 1999.

For his fight against apartheid mandela receivedmany awards such as and is honoured as a nationalhero in South Africa. Nelson Mandela died onWednesday Secember 5th 2013. He was 95 years old. A state funeral will be held in his honor onSunday December 15th, 2013 in Qunu South Africa.

On new years day we will celebrate and commemo-rate the life of Nelson Mandela. Our costumes willdepict the following;

BANNER Nelson Mandela in his jail cell at the Robben IslandPrison for 27 years

FREE DANCERS Winnie Mandela, Graca Machel, Thebo Mbeki,Mandla Mandela, Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, Evelyn Ntoko Mase, Winifred MadikizelaAntonius Roberts, Bill Clinton amongst others

OFF THE SHOULDER DANCERS

1. Bishop Desmond Tutu 2. Nobel Peace Prize Winner 3. Invictus 4. Free Nelson Mandela 5. Goodbye Bafana 6. Long Walk to Freedom 7. Nelson Mandela Day 8. Home Going Celebration 9. South African Legend 10. Freedom Fighter 11. Knight of Malta

CHOREOGRAPHED DANCERS Samburu African Tribe of South Africa

BRASS Xhosa African Tribe of South Africa

BELLERS A combination of the coat of arms of the parliamentof South Africa, the Coat of Arms of the AfricanNational Congress and the Coat of Arms of the SouthAfrican Revolutionary Alliance.

DRUMMERS The Zulu African tribe of South Africa

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POLLINATION All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small. All things bright andwonderful, for pollen that created it all. Ladies and gentleman we proudly pres-ent to you Pollen and pollinators. Boxing day will be Pollinated by beautifulbright colors along with the diversity of craftsmanship. Bay street will come aliveonce more with a diversity of humming birds, flies, flowers, butterflies, madamqueen bee and princess fairy. This will be the process of every man, woman,child and it's fellow competitors being pollinated. Pollination is normally done byeither wind or flying insects, but come boxing day this magnificent structure anddiversity of flowers, insects and it's fellow competitors, will be a new creation ofhow all things bright and beautiful will be pollinated during this up comingParade.

D DIVISIONJOHN BARRETT

THIS ONE IS FOR YOU Every year junkanoo Parades come and go. Every year you have junkanoo groupssaying the judges them cheat. Nobody knows all of the frustration, headaches andpressure that is involved with judging a Parade. This year, we want to thank all ofthe Judges for all of their hard work and dedication that is shown year after year.Despite all the difficulties and victimization, we would like to present to you thisvase of beautiful flowers along with two junkanooers and a heart full of sensa-tional arrangement as a token of our love and appreciation. This one is for you!

JACK SAUNDERSBAHAMAS TRANSITIONThis costume is a portrayal of a momentous occasion for our country and animportant one. This theme captures the essence of the Bahamas' transition, acrossing over, a progression and a connection to our past. Throughout TheBahamas and the world, Bahamians should treasure this milestone and acknowl-edge the journey that has brought us here. Elizabeth II, Queen of England is fea-tured on the costume presenting the Bahamas Declaration of Independence to theFirst Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling. A display ofBritish flags surrounds the former Prime Minister to show the Bahamas as a Britishcolony. The National Flags and Coat of arms, National Symbol of The Bahamasis featured to show a composition of things indigenous to the Bahama islands,while the motto "Forward Upward Onward Together" heralds to the directionand manner in which the Bahamian nation should move as we embrace ourindependence.

N.B. This costume is a two-part costume. Some features of this costume will beused in the construction of another costume for use in the New Year's Day 2014parade.

WE CELEBRATE, WE 40On July 10th 1973, The Bahamas made the peaceful transition to nationhood by becoming an independent Nation. Since the attainment of Independence in1973, July 10 th has been observed as a National Holiday across the archipel-ago and in Bahamian Foreign Missions. Over the last forty years, The Bahamashas achieved a lot as a nation and as united people, celebrated 40 years ofbeing independent Bahamians.

This costume is a portrayal of a historical occasion for our country and animportant one as we pressed onwards and marched together to a common lofti-er goal. This theme serves to highlight the significance of the 40 th anniversaryof Bahamian independence. Many generations of Bahamians joined together toshare in the many festivities of this pivotal event in our country's history. This cos-tume depicts Bahamians in grand celebration mode with the National flag anda cultural display of dancers with their musical instruments. To make this costumeeven more special, featured on it are banners adorned with slogans, "God blessThe Bahamas" and "40", representing forty years of independence. ReverendPhilip Rahming wrote in the Pledge of Allegiance that we are "One people unit-ed in love and service". I truly hope that as we cross the bridge to the future wecross it as One Bahamas.

N.B. This costume is a two-part costume. Part Two: We Celebrate, We 40

KEVIN BROWN

BREAK THE SILENCE There is a rapidly increasing rate of domestic violence, child abuse and variousother forms of abuse in the Bahamas. The problem is that many of the victims aretoo young or too frightened to come forward and report the abuse. This particu-lar costume will seek to encourage the countless victims of abuse in the Bahamasto break the silence and report the abuse to help alleviate abuse in our country.

FIGHT AGAINST AIDS AIDS has been identified as the leading cause of death in The Bahamas since1994. However, The Bahamas has also witnessed a reduction in the AIDS mortal-ity rate over time. Now that more Bahamians are becoming aware and educated about the disease we must fight harder than ever to completely eradicate thespread of AIDS in our country. As we enter the New Year this costume will serveas a reminder to Bahamians

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CHERL LOTMORE SANTA CLAUS IN THE SLAY WITH THE REINDEERS You will see the following: Santa Claus in the Slay with the Reindeers, The Train, Snow-Man & SnowWoman, Elves, Toys, Red & Whites light poles, Two angels, Christmas Tree

You will also see other sorts of Christmas things.how all things bright and beau-tiful will be pollinated during this up coming Parade.

THE GREAT BAHAMA BANKS You will see the following:

1. Nassau Grouper; Conchs 2. Snapper, Grunts, Sea Horse 3. Turtle, Octopus, Eels You will also see other sorts of fishes, Reefs, Shoals, Coral and Sea Plants.

BERNARD DAVIS THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH An interesting depiction of sin and the eternal torment it attracts as a result of therebellion against God.

This piece shows the wrath inflicted on Christian sinners as punishment but noton believers as Christ took away the sting and curse of death.

HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY BAHAMAS - A SALUTE TO SIR LYNDEN This piece showcases the first Prime Minister of the Bahamas Sir Lynden 0.Pindling and the National Bird of the Bahamas - The Flamingo. Sir Lynden is supported by the National bird depicting the patriotism of theBahamian people and their unwavering support of country 40 years later.Recognized as a strong flier and often travelling in flocks of unison, the flamin-go in this piece depicts the stability of this Democratic nation. Overall it shows unity, strength and perseverance of the Bahamian people whilepaying homage to the Man that started it all.

ASHWARD FERGUSON PRINCE JOHNSON VILLAGE LORD’S INVITES DISNEY TO THE BAHAMAS Come and see the most famous Mickey Mouse and unforgettable Goofey, andthe most laughable Donal Duck as they visit The Bahamas once again.

GERALD LOTMORE THE ROYAL BAHAMAS POLICE FORCE BAND 120TH ANNIVERSARY. You will see the following: 1. The Police Man 2. The Police beating the drum 3. The Police Blowing Horn 4. The Police leading the Band with the stick. You will also see the Bahamian Flag, other police flag & Great Britain Flag and Flags.

CELEBRATING 85 YEARS MORTIMERWELCOME TO CANDY LAND

You will see the following: 1. The Ice Cream Castle 2. The Candy Man 3. Candy Cones 4. Lollipops 5. The M&M Man 6. Snickers, O.Henry, Kit-Kat 7. The Fairy Princess You will also see other sorts of characters and other sorts of things concerning Candy Land.

CELEBRATING OVER 40 YEARS OF POLITICAL DEMOCRACY IN THE BAHAMASThe costume depicts the three major political parties. The torch with its red, whiteand blue represents the Free National Movement Party. The lighthouse with its greenand white stripes represents The Democratic National Alliance and the reigning partwith its hand which represents the Progressive Liberal Party. The wings represent theblessings over our political democracy in our nation

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JCNP EXECUTIVE COMMITTE SILBERT FERGUSON - ChairmanGARY RUSSELL - Vice ChairmanIVAN THOMPSON - Secretary

DWAYNE WOODS - Assistant SecretaryDENCIL ROLLE - Treasurer

WENDAL FRANCIS - Assistant TreaurerTREVOR PRATT - Public Relations

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

RORY SAUNDERS - RulesANTHEN MORTIMER - ParadesRANDOL DORSETT - Business

PASTOR HENRY HIGGINS - Outreach Chair/ChaplainPATRICK ADDERLEY - Elections

WINSTON ROLLE - Sargeant at Arms

PARADES MANAGEMENT TEAMDOUGLAS HANNA - Chairman PMT

ROBERT BARTLETTE - Deputy Chairman Judges (PMT)PAUL FARQUHARSON - Returning Officer

FRED SMITH - Deputy Chairman (Task Force.) (PMT)CALVIN GREENE - Grand Marshall (PMT)

LEON HUTCHINSON - Deputy Grand Marshall (Shirley Street)

GODFREY BURNSIDE - Task Force Manager responsible for TimingPAMELA CHANDLER - Judges Course Facilitator

DELLA DARVILLE - SecretaryCHERISE SAUNDERS - Assistant Secretary

REUBEN JOSEPH - Manager Judges Supervisors/General AssistanceCHARMAINE ROLLE - General Assistance

SAMPLE SCORE CARDSEVALUATION (Rating)

Excellent = 91 - 100 • Very Good = 81 - 90 • Good = 71 - 80 • Average = 61 - 70 • Below Average = 0 - 60

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