Organisers estimated that more than
1,000 people had come through the gates of Heritage
Park in West Bay
by the time the sun set on Wednesday.
The annual event migrated from the
Cayman Turtle Farm to the park again for the 2010 version and included several
traditional Caymanian homes brought to the site, as well as games and local
cuisine.
“We have like 500 children, from
George Town Primary, West Bay Primary, it was just flowing with people,” said
event organiser Eziethamae Bodden
Also included in the activities
were basket and rope making demonstrations, conch-shell blowing and – of course
– the ‘baby competition’.
Caymanian crafts were on display at
the park grounds as well.
“That guy there is making wompers,
which were old-time shoes, they’re made out of car tyres with string in them,”
Mrs. Bodden. “They’re also making the rosemary brooms which were used to sweep
the yards.”
Woven baskets and handmade purses
were also on display, the former made by the 77-year-old hands of Marlena
Anglin.
“I’ve been making these my whole
life,” Mrs. Anglin said.
About a dozen rogue pirates showed
up late in the afternoon for the entertainment of the visitors.
The Sir John A. Cumber Primary School music class performed a
traditional dance for the crowd under the direction of music teacher Rebekah
Jefferson.
Also visiting Heritage Day later in
the afternoon were Deputy Governor Donovan Ebanks, as well as Miss Cayman
Cristin Alexander.
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