''La Magwit'' (
Antillean Creole
Antillean Creole (Antillean French Creole, Kreyol, Kwéyòl, Patois) is a French-based creole that is primarily spoken in the Lesser Antilles. Its grammar and vocabulary include elements of Carib, English, and African languages.
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for "The Marguerite") is one of the two
historic cultural associations (''societés'') of
Saint Lucia, and also the name of the society's yearly festival held every October 17.
The "marguerite" referred to by the name is not a
daisy but a small magenta coloured globe flower, rather like a
clover
Clover or trefoil are common names for plants of the genus ''Trifolium'' (from Latin ''tres'' 'three' + ''folium'' 'leaf'), consisting of about 300 species of flowering plants in the legume or pea family Fabaceae originating in Europe. The genus ...
.
References
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*Anthony, Patrick A.B. (1985). ''The flower festivals of St. Lucia''. Folk Research Centre: St. Lucia
Society of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucian culture
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