different between bahamas vs junkanoo

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From John Canoe, the older name of the festival, perhaps named after folk hero John Canoe.

junkanoo (plural junkanoos)

A parade held in the Bahamas.
(music) A style of goombay traditionally played on goatskin drums and cowbells during the parade.
- 2000, Michael Craton, Gail Saunders, A History of the Bahamian People, University of Georgia Press (?ISBN), page 490:
  Junkanoo also became established among expatriate Bahamian communities, notably in Miami and Toronto, where Junkanoo bands were to be seen at the Orange Bowl and Caribana parades respectively.

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