“Mai-u bay matraman” is an invitation to “let’s go do self-help and then eat and drink afterwards” in Macushi, one of the indigenous languages of, mainly, the North Rupununi. Matraman is Macushi for ...

Mashramani, the carnival-style festival commemorating Guyana's independence on February 23, is “piss poor”, says MediaCritic: “We begin planning for Mash around Valentine's Day, at best just after New ...

Mashramani is the annual national festival of the Republic of Guyana. It reaches its peak on February 23, when all its activities culminate in a grand festival day, which is also Guyana’s National Day ...

“On February 23, people from the ten regions of Guyana converge on the country’s capital to participate in the grand, massive carnival-like event, with costumed bands and a float parade”: Repeating ...