It seems that Moko Jumbies is included in the celebration of St. Louis Croix. Most of the references originate from the term "jumbi" which means ghosts and spirit, which is the word of West India which seems to originate from "A moko" which is the god of Africa of Congo and Nigeria, and the word of Kimono "zumbi" I am doing. Traditionally, Moko watches over his village and predicts danger and evil from his great height. "Fortune-teller" was represented by men of dead bodies who walked beyond normal human abilities and climbed to the sky without help. Jumby is a supernatural animal for good and evil. It is never seen by anyone other than a believer, but they say that they reflect that island. It is a heritage of Africa and is thought to be related to an ancestor or spiritual or superstitious world.
Mcco first arrived in Trinidad, which was walking across the Atlantic Ocean from the west coast of Africa. Moko's idea lived in the hearts of slavery and descendants of Africa of the colonial period and eventually survived walking the city of Trinidad during the carnival in the Festival of Freedom. The prisoners of Trinidad added "Jumbie" to their name, and in the early 1900's the numbers were an integral part of their carnival and protected the revelers from evil.
The supernatural power called Obeah creates good and bad events and is an African religion that resembles Voodoo in some way. Obeah's belief has never been noticeable in the US VI, but it has been part of the territory's atmosphere for many years. During the carnival, parade, jump-up, the masked Stotwalker dancing, is the interpretation of the spirit and superstition long before.
In the early 1990s, tradition was restored in Trinidad by two Muses and Dragons who made a new racial Mokojambi. "Dragon" Glenn Dusa advertised this idea in an effort to teach how to dance to children, adopting the brace of the legs in the design of the bamboo. In 1986, he began teaching the art of dancing with the stilts of Trinidad. Currently, about 100 children are practicing at Keylemanjahro Arts & Culture School.
Christiansted, Thanksgiving Jump of the United States VI, including Moko Jumbies wearing many colorful clothes, danced and encouraged the spirit of celebration and goodwill crowd.
