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j'ouvert
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j'ouvert [ˈʒuːvɛət]
n
Chiefly Caribbean the eve of Mardi gras; the Monday morning on which the festivities begin
[from French jour ouvert the day having been opened]
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For a comprehensive discussion of writers in French Polynesia see Kareva Mateata-Allain, "Ma'ohi Women Writers of Colonial French Polynesia: Passive Resistance toward a Post(-)colonial Literature," Jouvert, 7:2 (2003), 1-20.
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It will be held on the Friday night at Huddersfield Town Hall from 7pm to midnight, followed by the late-night Jouvert procession in the town centre.
pounds 23,000 boost for carnival by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
John's description of a tumultuous scene during jouvert, the morning before the official start of Carnival, captures these changes perfectly; the center of this scene irrevocably affects the lives of Iris, Matilda and the unborn Lillian.
Unburnable by Doig, Denise M. / Black Issues Book Review
 
 
 
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