Saint Lucia Prepares For Grand Fete La Woz

On August 30 each year, Saint Lucia celebrates the La Woz (Rose) Festival and the expectation is that the 2024 event will be one of the grandest. Ahead of the main event or Gwan Fet, several La Woz séances occur in various communities, and this year has been no different. On Thursday, Mon Repos will host a grand finale séance featuring La Woz groups from that community as well as Grande Riviere, Choiseul, La Courvile-Micoud, Aux Lyon, Dennery, La Bourne and Vieux Fort. . The Cultural Development Foundation will present Gwan Fet La Woz in Castries on Friday. The event will begin with a church service from 10 am at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. A grand parade of the groups through the city, accompanied by the traditional music from various folk groups, will follow. According to the Minister responsible for Culture, Dr. Ernest Hilaire, this year’s La Woz festival will be one of the grandest. “We are starting off with the traditional church service Friday morning, where we will have the coronation of at least one new La Woz queen,” Hilaire explained. “After that we will see the parade and the public will get a chance to...