Description
Our sub-theme "BOMBAX" was based on the Bombax Ceiba, a tropical tree, native to Western Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and South East Asia, also known as the Cotton Tree or Red Silk Cotton Tree because of the beautiful cup-shaped red flowers it produces.
In Caribbean Folklore and some West Indian myths, the Silk Cotton Tree is a notorious symbol of the spirit world where one can find supernatural beings...for this reason, some fear cutting the Silk Cotton Tree, with it’s soft wooden trunk (covered in spikes to deter animal attacks) as these spirits may be released as a result.
The Red Silk tree produces flowers with white capsules that contain cotton-like fibres when ripe it can grow to up to 60m, but is often about 20m in height.
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section leader
Name:
NIA MAS
Email:
info@niacentre.org
Phone:
4169375465
Mas camp location
location:
55 Nugget Ave Unit 8A (mascamp) and Unit 11 (Showroom)
Opening Hours:
MON - FRI: 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
SAT & SUN: 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm
