{"id":597,"date":"2012-04-13T08:39:04","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T12:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/?p=597"},"modified":"2024-11-07T15:12:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T19:12:52","slug":"changing-of-the-sentry-in-barbados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/changing-of-the-sentry-in-barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing of the Sentry in Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each Thursday the historic Garrison area in Barbados comes alive with the &#8220;Changing Of The Sentry&#8221; ceremony!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event officially starts at 11:45 am but the crowd gathers earlier to mingle,&nbsp;enjoy the sweet steel pan music that fills the air, and get a good position to view the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sound of the military band signals that the ceremony is about to begin and the crowd gets ready to enjoy the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/changing-of-the-sentry-event.jpg\" alt=\"Sentries in their traditional Zouave uniforms take part in the ceremony.\" class=\"wp-image-7780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/changing-of-the-sentry-event.jpg 932w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/changing-of-the-sentry-event-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/changing-of-the-sentry-event-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sentries officially take their position in front the\u00a0Main Guard House and the band parades directly in front of this historic building.\u00a0The sentries wear the traditional French-inspired Zouave uniform that was commissioned by Queen Victoria for the West Indies Regiments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, including the Main Guard House, are a\u00a0<a title=\"Historic Barbados sites added to World Heritage List!\" href=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/2011\/historic-barbados-sites-added-to-world-heritage-list\/\">UNESCO designated historic site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_43967\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zgnc78T3F3A?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; 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