Here is a wonderful showcase for the vibrant culture and customs of the African and Caribbean world. The history and traditions of Jonkunnu, Kwanzaa, Crop Over and other key events in the festival calendar are all beautifully illustrated and brought to life with personal anecdotes, folk stories, songs, games, recipes, crafts and activities.

This book is part of a book series called Festivals And the Seasons .

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Hawthorn Press Ltd .

GAIL JOHNSON was born in England and is of mixed heritage parentage with a Jamaican father and English mother. She works as a teacher in a Children's Centre in Gloucester. In 2001, she was awarded an OBE for Services to Education in

This book has the following chapters:

Introduction; Festivals and Food; Music, Dance and the Oral Tradition; Rites of Passage; Bibliography and Further Reading.