In the Caribbean culture there are many different celebrations that go on. All of these celebrations have different origins and meanings to them. In Nassau there is a celebration called Junkanoo.There are many origin stories that come up when you ask people about what started the celebration. The most common origin story, however, has to do with the times of the slaves. The story is the people that were enslaved by the many loyalists that came into the country were given 3 days off around Christmas time. During these 3 days the people would have a celebration full of song and dance parading from house to house, letting them remember the times before enslavement. They would have colorful masks, dancing, signs made on crepe paper and cardboard, and much more. When slavery was abolished the celebrations had stopped due to the people not being slaves anymore. The people had started the tradition, however, to remember their past and also to entertain and educate people on Caribbean culture.