Real Mas
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The Real Mas, or the Dominica Carnival is a carnival held annually in Dominica
. National festivities take place during which course a calypso
competition, the Miss Dominica beauty contest and Miss Teen Dominica take place, amongst other events.
Dominica
Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
. National festivities take place during which course a calypso
Calypso music
Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago from African and European roots. The roots of the genre lay in the arrival of enslaved Africans, who, not being allowed to speak with each other, communicated through song...
competition, the Miss Dominica beauty contest and Miss Teen Dominica take place, amongst other events.