{"id":16941,"date":"2024-02-28T14:31:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T14:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16941"},"modified":"2024-02-28T14:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T14:31:46","slug":"cdc-igniting-mash-in-cinderella-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/cdc-igniting-mash-in-cinderella-city\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC Igniting Mash in Cinderella City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em><strong>By Shawnette Fiedtkou<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cinderella City Community Development Council recently hosted its inaugural &#8220;Mash fest,&#8221; aiming to foster unity and celebration within the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of Republic Day on February 23, residents of Cinderella City in Amelia&#8217;s Ward came together to host the Mash fest, serving as a precursor to the national celebration on Friday and the town&#8217;s own festivities on March 3, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organized by the Community Development Council, the event was spearheaded by secretary Darren Henry, who expressed enthusiasm for the local Mashramani event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Mash fest was a testament to the vibrant spirit of our community,&#8221; remarked Henry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a delayed start, the event drew participants of all ages, bedecked in colorful costumes and glitter as they paraded through the streets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite its inaugural status, the Mash fest was hailed as a success and is slated to become an annual tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mashramani, commonly known as &#8220;Mash,&#8221; is a celebration of Guyana&#8217;s republican status. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The word originates from an Amerindian term meaning &#8220;celebration after cooperative or hard work.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a festive occasion that encompasses all ethnic groups in Guyana, featuring vibrant costume competitions, float parades, masquerade bands, and street dancing accompanied by steel band music and calypsos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mash fest in Cinderella City not only celebrated Guyana&#8217;s cultural heritage but also fostered a sense of community spirit and togetherness among its residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shawnette Fiedtkou The Cinderella City Community Development Council recently hosted its inaugural &#8220;Mash fest,&#8221; aiming to foster unity and celebration within the community. Ahead of Republic Day on February&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16941"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16943,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16941\/revisions\/16943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}