Thank you for your question about junkanoo in The Bahamas.I assume you mean "junkanoo" not "janknoo".If that is not what you meant,please submit another question and be as specific as possible.

Junkanoo is a national festival in The Bahamas.It is believed that the festival began during the 16th and 17th centuries.You can read about it on geographia.com at:

http://www.geographia.com/BAHAMAS/junkanoo.htm

You can also read about the history of junkanoo at Wikipedia.Please remember that a Wikipedia article can be written or edited by anyone at any time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkanoo

Other resources I looked at seem to agree in general with the above websites, so this is likely the correct history for junkanoo. I hope this information is useful to you. Thank you for using Ask A Question.