Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday

While we were in Guadeloupe we enjoyed watching these processions. On Shrove Tuesday everyone was dressed up in amazing costumes. On Ash Wednesday, they all wore black and white.
This was a friend of my son in law. He called on his way home so I persuaded him to pose. The hat is for you, Karen!
Being a Catholic country, both days were bank holidays (jours fériés).
Lots of drums on both evenings - and for many evenings before as they practised.