Trini River lime

Hinduism was introduced in Trinidad by the indentured Indian Laborers in 1845 , the religion continued today despite the many obstacles, misunderstandings and misrepresentation from persons within and out of the religion. One of the practices involve is the "Tonsure" ,the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head after the death   of a member   is a age-old Hindu custom.   The underlying concept is that hair is a symbolic offering to the gods, representing a real sacrifice of beauty of the persons doing it, hence shaving your head shows your grief for the departed soul. Another similar belief is the hair on the head is treated as an adornment and as a symbol of vanity. On the occasion of death   the Hindus consider the children of the family not to be egoistic in nature but   humble, devoted and submitted to nature. So they need them to give up their adornment and vanity in humiliation. Whatever the belief the practice is performed in different variations, depe

Traditionally the crayfish have been hunted for food in Trinidad, It is mostly hunted in the Northern range and parts of the Central range due to the transparency of the river water which allows them to be easily seen, they   are pursued in areas where the river bed is rocky and the water is clear than murky.   The Cray fish is mainly sought in the rainy season June to November, usually the coming of full moon brings with it heavy rains which floods the streams and displaced the Crayfish, they usually find niches along the bank and on the undersides of large stones. These are washed out and carried with the main current downriver. The crayfish is usually haunted at nights when they come out to feed, this is because it is easier than having to fish them out from underneath large stones and boulders along the riverbed during the day time. Some people practice simple ways of luring the crayfish out of its hiding place.

Baptism by immersion is understood by some to imply submersion of the whole body beneath the surface of the water. It is distinguished from Affusion (pouring) and by aspiration (Sprinkling) It was practiced by John, the Baptiste who Baptized the lord Jesus Christ in the River Jordon. Almost all practicing Religions inhabiting Trinidad used the river water in worship at some time or the other. The   river water were used in various forms since it represented cleanliness.   The various forms of Christianity used the river water to baptize, a form of religious teaching common to   all. Baptism today have taken many forms, since running water in pipes are now common, taking water to homes and places of worship. Persons no longer have to go to the volumes of water to be baptized (rivers) The said water now purified flows to them. The Baptiste faith however, a Christian religion with African influences  still use the Trinidad rivers in practicing Baptistism. The rivers an

The Black river conch in has provided food for man through many generations and still continues to provide food for those willing to accept it. It is used as food for man and other carnivores’ e.g the ocelot and birds such as the “Crow”. Agricultural use of pesticide, infrastructural development, drain clearing to prevent flooding,   the harvesting of oil and gas, over catching among others have impacted on their numbers. In the dry season, they breed as the water level goes down, then burrows into the mud. The females would then lay it’s eggs and they will keep it in the shell. The eggs will hatch while they are there but they will remain at a very dormant phase in a sort of hibernation. In the rainy season when the soil becomes water logged and water flows into many streams, the conchs would then enter the water. The flood waters distribute the young conchs far and wide, it is not uncommon to see these conchs in roadside drains. The adult as well as the adults grows duri

The river attracts many persons who love the outdoors, they are attracted for the food it produces, the spirit of freedom or the comradry and the moments of happiness they enjoy with friends. The river gives the appearance of moving along its merry way, undisturbed. It pushes as long as “it's strength” the water velocity is available. In the rainy season at times the rivers overflows its banks and the surrounding areas resulting in lots of damage. This causes short term human distress which appears to subside as the water level decreases. It may repeat this behavior time and again in the rainy season, but generally it flows slowly but surely until it is fuelled again by excess water or it further diminishes in the dry season. The river is part of the Trinidad & Tobago landscape, hated and loved by the people who surrounds it. To some it is a place to meet with family and friends, cook and have a good time , to others it is a quiet place which is enjoyable, a place to m

In 1498 , the time which was reported as the discovery of Trinidad & Tobago by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage. The inhabitants of Trinidad & Tobago were the   Caribs and Arawaks. They were mainly hunters and gatherers. Sweetwater fishing was however practiced by both groups, the use of canoes, spears, bows and arrows and hand crafted nets were used , they captured most of the fish type we capture including the Guabine and Cascadoux.    The fish which live in sweet and salt water like the river Catfish and sea fishes like King fish and shark. These fishes were captured by individuals fishing alone or in groups . One method of fishing that involved a group of people was “Balbarking”. Small or even large groups of natives collected the Balbark vine from the forest and grounded it into very small pieces so that the toxins from the vines would be easily released. The grounded vines would be introduced into the water which was usually stagnant, to get the most ef