Mashramani, or Mash, is Guyana’s equivalent of Carnaval. In Arawak, an indigenous Guyanese language, Mashramani means “celebration after hard work”. It is a celebration of diverse Guyanese culture and pride and involves lots of costumes, dancing, winding, drinking, partying in the streets, glitter, feathers and food! It all started in our site, Linden, in 1970. Tomorrow is the official 42nd Mash celebration in Georgetown and it will be our third and final Mash in Guyana. In 2010 we watched a small, local parade in Essequibo and laughed our faces off because poor Sara agreed to be in the parade and was miserable on a hot, LOUD float for hours and hours. In 2011, I participated in the G/T parade and Mashed with the Ministry of Health float. That was a crack up but it was HOT and exhausting, so this year Tim and I are looking forward to watching the parade from the street with a cool beer in hand.
As a warm up for the big event in G/T tomorrow, we attended the Children’s Mash in Linden today. The little kiddos are so cute! 
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