{"id":18175,"date":"2024-04-05T16:22:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18175"},"modified":"2024-04-05T16:22:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:22:38","slug":"traditional-kite-making-for-easter-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/traditional-kite-making-for-easter-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Kite Making for Easter Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Gillis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Easter season in Guyana, various traditions like cross buns, church services, and kite flying are observed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel Gillis explored the tradition of kite making, speaking with kite makers in the city, including a family of nine sisters who provide options for both children and adults who enjoy traditional kites with ears, tails, and customizable loops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Easter holds significant importance as it commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, making it one of the most significant events on the Christian calendar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Guyana, the Easter celebration has been intertwined with traditions that have made it a national event, with kite flying being one such tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emily Marques, among nine sisters working with their father at Regent and Cummings Street, shares insights into their kite-making process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She reminisces about learning kite making from her father since childhood, stating that making kites has become second nature to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor Smith, a kite maker with 45 years of experience, expresses that his primary motivation for making kites is to bring joy to children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith describes a traditional Guyanese kite as an exciting experience characterized by vibrant colors, making it stand out in the sky during Easter celebrations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasizes the importance of vibrant colors in traditional kites, adding to the excitement of flying them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Adventures Girls and Father operate at Cummings and Regent Street, while Trevor Smith&#8217;s kite-making spot is located on Camp Street, between Robb and Regent Streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Easter approaches, the tradition of kite flying continues to be an integral part of Guyanese culture, bringing joy and excitement to both young and old alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Gillis During the Easter season in Guyana, various traditions like cross buns, church services, and kite flying are observed. Samuel Gillis explored the tradition of kite making, speaking&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18175","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=18175"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18177,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18175\/revisions\/18177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}