“[The] Christmas and New Year’s festival, known as Jankunu (John Canoe, Jonkonnu, Junkanoo, John Kuner) has, for some, become a powerful symbol of a surviving African “spirit” in the English-speaking Americas.” (Kenneth Bilby). Discuss this proposition, making reference to what you have learned about Junkanoo so far.

“[The] Christmas and New Year’s festival, known as Jankunu (John Canoe, Jonkonnu, Junkanoo, John Kuner) has, for some, become a powerful symbol of a surviving African “spirit” in the English-speaking Americas.” (Kenneth Bilby). Discuss this proposition, making reference to what you have learned about Junkanoo so far.

The readings attached are from the book: Bethel, E. Clement. Junkanoo: Festival of the Bahamas. Macmillan Caribbean, 1991.