And while that is Culture with a capital "C", the other kind of culture - carnival culture - may not have uppercase status - but it brings the high voltage energy for the streets.
And so it was last night as the media tour of the Man Camps continued - even through the rain.
Our Clifford Mejia got to experience the sound and the fury of four camps close up:
The mas camp madness continues tonight and our team is out there putting together another report.