Millennium Celebration in Frederiksted St. Croix
December 31, 1999
December 31, 1999 Millennium Celebration in Frederiksted was a cultural extravaganza. Many local people participated in attempting to break the Guinness Book of World Records by being a mocko jumbie, blowing a conch shell, dancing quadrille or dancing the electric slide. Everyone enjoyed. There were official guest speakers, steel pan music playing in the air and a tourist ship in the background to set the stage on the Frederiksted Wharf. Thousands of people were in attendance. It was televised live by our local television station. We don't know where we stand with Guinness, but the number of participants were 75 mocko jumbies, 422 quadrille dancers, 101 conch shell blowers and 962 electric sliders. What a beautiful site of people, culture and colors. The following are pictures of the events. Enjoy!
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Junie "Bomba" preparing the Conch Shell |
The Conch Shell |
Scraping the shell so you can blow it |
Steel Pan Music |
Tourist Ship in St. Croix V.I. |
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Custom House |
Walking Mocko Jumbies |
Mocko Jumbie posse |
Dignities on Stage |
The Governor encircled |
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Lieutenant Governor and his Wife |
Quadrille Dancers |
Partners Round |
Dancers Promenade |
Practice Blowing Conch Shell in the F'sted Fort |
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Conch Shell Orchestra |
Beautiful Sunset in Frederiksted January 1, 2000 |
Families enjoyed the day together |
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We hope you enjoyed our pictures.