Sugar Mas Carnival, with a name like that you can’t help but want to soak up some sweet time in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Formed around the holiday season, Sugar Mas is situated in a unique space of the year. The Christmas spirit is almost as contagious as Sugar Mas’s energy. So as preparation for Christmas takes ahold of locals they also have been preparing costumes, expansive wing-wide pieces of feathers and material for Sugar Mas. After the jolly spirit of Christmas passes Sugar Mas swoops in to pick up the scattered joyful vibes and amp t up a couple of notches. Masqueraders walk the streets as well as local folklore traditions. The Moko-Jumbie a tall man figure on stilts towers over the costumed dancers, dancing with ease without fear. The Clowns are part of St. Kitts folklore – dressed in eye popping jumpsuits it is said the clown masks have a connection to a French governor of the Caribbean. These colorful clowns are a crowd pleaser.
