From sea bathing to camping, there are quite a lot of activities to do during the Easter holidays.
But, one popular Easter tradition that doesn’t seem to be dying is kite flying.
When Guardian Media visited the Queen’s Park Savannah (QPS) yesterday, there were dozens of people, especially children, who said they were at the Savannah to do one thing in particular - fly kites.
Flying kites is exactly what they did, as kites of all colours, shapes and sizes were observed hovering over the poui trees and savannah grass.
Afiya Ottley said she came to the savannah with her niece and nephew to get them away from their computer screens and enjoy some fun in the sun.
Ottley said, “This is the second time that we’re doing kite flying. The first time we didn’t get a good kite, but this time we got two good kites and we’re flying it today ... It is a tradition I want to pass on. When we were younger we used to fly kites. We used to do these things and now I want to pass it on so they could get away from technology. They could leave their tablets and games at home and enjoy the outdoors.”
There were also a lot of youth groups from various churches present at the QPS as they hosted their respective family and sports days.
Nicholas Mapp, the Youth Minister of the Pentecostal Cathedral located in Port-of-Spain said, “This is actually the third year we came out. It’s a family fun day. It’s for the youth ministry but we try to incorporate the adults at the church as well.
“I don’t believe kite flying is dying. Trinidadians love their kites. There was police patrolling as well so it’s always a safe environment to come to fly kites and have fun.”