It's interesting to see how a former performer in Carnaval/Mardi Gras governs the celebrations now that he is President of the country. He used to use his platform to criticize former government leaders, but this year when other performers prepared impersonators to mimic "Tet Kale" (could I translate that Old Baldy??? -it's the friendly nickname that he goes by ever since his campaign) They did have plans to criticize him for campaign promises that he made and in their minds has not fulfilled. But he put the kabash on that--those performers' floats were not allowed in the big parade in Cape Haitian.
Of course, he himself, did sing on a float in the parade. I already saw a video of it online. But instead of being surrounded by saxophone & guitar players, he was surrounded by body guards with big guns. (This made Richard think of a former president of ours who used to pick up a saxophone to entertain us once in a while.)
Rumor has it that his son who is starting out as a Jazz performer was told not to behave in certain ways that some think are just like what the President did when he was "Sweet Mickey." They say the son did not comply and was sent away to another country, so we will not be seeing him perform this Carnaval.
OK Enough about rumors and politics--I promise, you won't be seeing any more of that on this blog for a long time.
More on ministry will be forthcoming.
Signing off from home where I sit because I get off from school for Mardi Gras,
Carol
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