🇹🇹🎺 From Parade to Prayer – Independence Day 2025 Shift For decades, Trinidad & Tobago’s Independence Day meant soldiers marching, bands playing, and crowds waving flags. But in 2025, the government canceled the national parade, replacing it with a Day of Prayer and Reflection. Officials said safety and unity came first, but many argued the parade carried lessons of patriotism for young people. Across the islands, citizens debated: was this a one-time precaution, or a turning point in traditi