Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2017 | Page 307

Events
JULY
Gwo-Ka Festival
This festival is one of the major cultural
events in Guadeloupe Islands where the
island’s traditional heritage is visited
with music. The Gwo-Ka (set drums
and its music) is an integral apsect of
Guadeloupe’s folk music renditions.
JULY 22 - 23
All Day in Music Festival
12 hours of non-stop music from
international and local DJs. A highly
anticipated electro/Caribbean summer
music event.
www.alldayinmusicfestival.com
AUGUST
Festival of Female Cooks
Every August, for almost a century,
Guadeloupe Islands have been honoring
and celebrating female chefs who aer
considered to be the bastions of Creole
culinary traditions and are known as
known as “Professionals of the Mouth.”.
Dressed in their traditional chef clothing
with headscarves and aprons embroidered
with their emblem, they visit the Basilica
of St Peter and St Paul to have baskets of
food, flowers and cooking utensils blessed
by the clergy. Afterwards they walk
through the town to a large appreciative
celebration of dancing and dining.
Photo Credit: Daniel Jolivet