Trini River lime

A holiday be it a day granted by the State in honor of an achievement, Tradition, Culture or Saturdays and Sundays when folks have no pressing commitments and the time to mingle. People choose different forms of entertainment including the river lime. The lime starts with people getting together either private single families, families and close friends. They collect the “fire cracker” three stones, four pieces of iron and fire wood, based on their desire. They purchase and put together the things they would be cooking, water, rice, flour, provisions yam, Cassava. Meat, the type depends on the composition of the party. They also put drinks together which range from nonalcoholic to alcoholic. They then journey to the river. These “river lime spaces” are located in clear spaces on the banks of river and tributaries. These spaces are situated on private lands, where there is an established “ pay per use”. Spaces on river banks which is owned by the State and maintained by the Sta

Historically the people of Trinidad and Tobago can be traced to originate from the Caribs and Arawaks the Europeans, Africans, French, Dutch, Spanish Chinese and Indians to name a few, these occupations were related to specific times in its history, but despite the time and reason for the introduction of the different people, today the country bear the influences of the different peoples, in attempting to develop their future. The influence is in song, dance, food, recreation, among others. The river lime is one such activity which originated with the Caribs and Arawak’s. The river was used as a source of food where the fresh water fishes, that is, those that spend some or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 0.05% e.g. the Cacadu and Cuscurub. These and others were  trapped using different methods of trapping which were know at the point in time.   The Carib and Arawak river lime started   as an endeavor to fi nd