A group of blue devils stop a car looking for last ni

A group of blue devils stop a car looking for $$$ last night in the hilltop town of Paramin outside #PortOfSpain, #Trinidad. The blue devils are the most energetic traditional characters in the Carnival of Trinidad and come out of the tradition of the Jab Molassie. Jab is the French vernacular for 'Diable' (Devil), and Molassie is the French vernacular for Mélasse (Molasses). The jab malassie would carry chains, and wear locks and keys around his waist, and carry a pitch fork. In this case the whole body is smeared with grease or blue paint. The jab molassie "wines" or gyrates to a beat that is played on tins or pans by his imps. Other devils or imps hold the chains, restraining their masked companions as they lunge savagely at the crowd screaming and showing their teeth, thrusting single fingers in the air to express their demand for money, sometimes spewing blue frothy foam or thick red liquid, representing their victims’ blood. Shot on assignment for @natgeotravel #TrinidadCarnival2016