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Area : 35135  sq.mi - Population 209000 hab.
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Culture and traditions Guiana

 Traditions and customs

From the first Sunday following Epiphany to Ash Wednesday, Guiana celebrates its carnival. Vaval, the king of the festivities, celebrates its opening, then come the queens: the touloulous, women in disguise and the jé farin, symbols of life, joy and gaiety. Everyone is ready for the dances and parades on Saturdays and Sundays, in Cayenne and in the entire region. Other traditions are the local festivities which represent real cultural events; the characteristics of each of them depends on the communities.

 To read, see, listen

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music The Mécènes and the Blue Stars, sold in a compilation during carnival.