Colourful and creatively designed floats were on display at this year’s Children Mashramani Road March hosted by the Department of Education in Region Two on Thursday. A unifying atmosphere was created as the dancers from the various schools made their way to the Queenstown Community Centre Ground.

The parade commenced at 10:00 hrs from in front of the Imam Bacchus Supermarket, then made its way to Taymouth Manor where primary school revellers joined and then at Queenstown where the nursery children joined the procession. As the children made their way to Taymouth Manor, the atmosphere was filled with excitement and iridescent colours as scores of Essequibians paved the streets to view the spectacular display put forward by the schools.

Children were colourfully dressed with glittering faces, setting the pace for the Mashramani celebration in the region.

Some of the participating primary schools included Tapakuma, Bettany, C.V Nunes, Akawini, Hackney, Mainstay, Riverstown, 8th May and Sparta Primary Schools. The participants in the Secondary School Category were drawn from Abram’s Zuil, Cotton Field, Aurora, Anna Regina Multilateral and Charity Secondary Schools.

The children displayed costume which harmonised with this year’s Mash theme “Guyana Together- Reflect, Celebrate and Transform.” The parade was led by staff from the Department of Education.

The children’s Mash parade is one of many activities planned by the Department of Education to celebrate the country’s republican anniversary.

The regional administration will be continuing its celebration on Saturday night, February 22, with a colourful cultural presentation at the Queenstown Community Centre ground before the Golden Arrowhead is hoisted at midnight. A large crowd is expected to attend the flag-raising ceremony.

On Mash day, the celebrations will begin at 10:30 hrs with a colourful float parade from Affiance in the south of the coast.