Junkanoo Festival In The Bahamas

Problem/ objective Junkanoo is a Bahamian festival that occurs multiples times a year. However, the two main festivals are celebrated twice a year. These events occur during Boxing Day (the day after Christmas) and New Year’s Eve. Junkanoo is said to have roots in slavery era. This festival can be seen as a culturally important event in The Bahamas. On these two occasions persons parade around designated routes on various islands in costumes. These costumes consist of assorted of items such as, feather, beads, and other decorative items. The events do generate some attention, and many come to support this festival.
However, there is one concern. The Bahamian government as well as performers spend a substantial amount in preparation for these

Does everyone get a portion of the wealth? And one of the most important questions, Do these cultural events make a profit, break even or a loss? Saayman and Saayman (2006) said in their article that tourist spending impacts various sector of the economy. In an earlier study, it was discovered that spending by foreign tourist differ from the spending of domestic tourist (Saayman & Saayman, 2016). These events can impact the entire economy of the country (or region) and in some cases the region is the one left to support these events. In an article by Fleischer and Fleischer (2003), it was demonstrated that many festivals only exist because of generous public funding. It was also said that, it is difficult to determine the contributions of the festivals to the growth of the local economy (Fleischer & Fleischer,

The methodology that would evaluate this focus effective would be Data Analysis. In the process of Data Analysis, the researchers will look at the current expenditures of the parade. Not only will the researchers look at cost to host the event, but they will also look at the cost for costumes and other preparatory events (in value of money and time). They will investigate the expenses generated as the event is in action as well as post event. Ways to recycle products, and selling of items to make a profit will be evaluated as well. Another focus is, monetizing existing activity. The evaluation of this focus will executed by using Field Research. Field Research allows for a hands-on approach to the topic. One must view the activities in order to evaluate those that can make profit and those that may not. There are a lot of activities that goes into the preparation execution of these parades. The researchers will look at these activities, always keeping in mind that those who should receive the revenue from these projects are the individuals whom participate in these