11/05/2021
Barbados Crop Over Crop Over
Crop Over is to Barbados what harvest festivals are to other places: a time to celebrate and give thanks for a successful growing season, in this case, sugar cane. The festival dates from the 1780s when Barbados was the largest producer of sugar cane in the world. Alas, the sugar industry declined in Barbados and the Crop Over celebration ended in the 1940s only to be resurrected in the 1970s. Today, it is an extravagant celebration that begins with crowing a king and queen of the festival – the two who have cut the most sugar cane that season. It ends with a huge parade, with lots of food, calypso music and carnivals in-between.
