Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Blue devils breathe fire into event - BBC News

Covered in a blue paste, the masqueraders add colour and tradition to the annual event.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Anselm GibbsImage caption, The blue devils' antics have been delighting Carnival revellers for a long timeBy Anselm GibbsParamin, Trinidad and TobagoThey are easy to spot among the rush of colour of the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, their bodies covered in blue and their screams and antics somehow both frightening and fun.

They are blue devil masqueraders and they are fighting to keep a tradition alive.

It is a winding - and for visitors, at times, nerve-wracking - drive up steep hills to get to the remote village of Paramin, located in the north-western part of Trinidad.

Paramin is the home of the blue devil, a traditional Carnival character, according to local man Curdell Gibbs.

Image source, Anselm GibbsImage caption, Curdell Gibbs (left) says it is harder to find people willing to portray a blue devil"The only place in Trinidad and Tobago, and by extension the world, where you can find blue devils come Carnival Monday, is Paramin," Curdell says.

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