Despite the overcast weather conditions, with light drizzles, the Children’s Mashramani Parade saw a huge turnout this year, as energized participants and spectators alike filled the streets and the National Park’s tarmac yesterday.
The parade saw 80 entries with participants from all ten administrative regions of Guyana, depicting our multicultural diversity. There was colour and creativity as the various schools depicted their individual themes.
The parade moved off from the starting point – Parade Ground at approximately 10:30 hrs, and headed east into Middle Street, then north into Camp Street, east into Lamaha Street, north into Albert Street and into the National Park for the final showdown.
One of the most eye catching floats was that of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ Hinterland Scholarship Students, who portrayed a large feathered headdress, in their entry titled ‘Promoting Love and Unity.’ Among the other floats which stood out were the ‘Queen of Queens’ from North Georgetown Primary; ‘Zoo-Zum-Ba’ from Dolphin Secondary; Chateau Margot Primary’s ‘Lord of Lightning’; FE Pollard’s ‘Cruising Through the 21st Century with Technology’; Richard Ishmael’s ‘Goddess of the Water’; Region Eight’s ‘Oh Beautiful Guyana’; and Sophia Special School’s peacock depiction of ‘Sophia Special as Proud as a Peacock’.
Speaking to the media yesterday’s event, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony said he was very pleased that the children took the time to incorporate a lot of developmental themes, making reference to FE Pollard’s depiction of the technological age, with a laptop computer and television as part of their float.
