The Crucian Christmas Festival 2000 -2001
Memories of Our Cultural Past, A Solid Foundation for Our Future
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Miss St. Croix 2000- 2001 Essi Anya Gaston won the title on December 17, 2000. Prince Edd Laurent and Princess Elizabeth Johnson were also crowned. Monday, December 18, Crucian Festival Committee produced a Festival poster featuring Mae Louise Williams who was Queen of the Bands for last year festival from J and J Fun troupe. The costume is a colorful “La’Kota Woman – Mother Earth.” This year 2001 King of the Bands is Glenn Turnbull and Queen of the Bands remains Mae Louise Williams of J & J Fun Troupe. December 22, 2000 The Romney’s Ville Crucian Christmas Festival Food Fair was held at the Christian “Shan” Hendricks Market in Christiansted, St. Croix. The food fair was named in honor of Romney Williams. Featured were most of the islands local foods such as kallaloo, fish and Johnny cake, roast pork, beans and rice, fungi and boil fish, potato stuffing, stew goat and seasoned rice, bull foot soup, red beans soup, salmon balls, roti, shish kebabs and souse. Drinks consisted of sorrel, ginger beer, maubi, lemonade, passion fruit, tamarind and spiked drinks such as coquito and guavaberry. The candies featured were sugar babies, sugar cakes, ginger sugar cakes, lozengers, tamarind balls and peppermint candies. Guava, guavaberry, coconut and pineapple tarts tempted the palates. Of course it would not be Christmas without our local “Sweet Bread.” What a day of feasting! |
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Governor Turnbull and Queen Canika-Chisa George Virgin Islands Queen 2000 - 2001 (right) and her sister Queen Cubie-Ayah George Hal Jackson's Talented Teen and Miss Caribbean Talented Teen (left) overseeing the Parade January 6, 2001 |
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