| has gloss | eng: Jonkanoo (also spelled Jonkonnu or John Canoe) is a masquerade festival/parade from Jamaica, believed to be of West African origin. It is traditionally performed through the streets during the Christmas period, and involves participants dressed in a variety of fanciful costumes, such as the Cow Head, the Hobby Horse, the Wild Indian, and the Devil (Satan). The parade is accompanied by a band consisting of fife, drums, and a coconut grater used as a scraper, and jonkanoo songs are also sung. There is also a Jonkanoo pepper sauce, described as "a carnival of red hot peppers blended with scallions, onions, thyme and garlic." |
