 When I think of the cultural form masquerade, I think of two words, and that is freedom and color. It's one of my favorite aspects of our Senucian culture and heritage because it stems from a place of non-violent rebellion and how strong our African ancestors truly were during slavery. I always say anybody can learn the masquerade, anybody can get on the street to dance the masquerade. Once you have the passion for it and the love of the cultural form, you can get out there, you can join us and celebrate every Christmas. And I think the fact that I am still able to have this connection to my African ancestors makes me so very proud to be Saint Lucia and from 758.