Culture Connections in The Bahamas

 As many of us know The Bahamas is a very culturally diverse country that has changed over the course of several generations. It's unique because they have British and American influences, but it's predominantly African culture and traditions that shapes this country. Which has brought nothing but extremely friendly energy, an easy going lifestyle and a colorful and exciting way of life. 


Around the 1800's during the slave trade time there was a lot of african immegrants that had to be relocated to the bahamas. This is where there became a melting pot of cultures. With this the afrian immegrints brought with them the wonderful foods, religon, and music/dance that is so well known today. Speaking of the food the Foreign Fork states "the food is comprised of West Indian flavors with Latin and British influence". This is important to remember because those cultures brought over some of the best flavors in the world. The Foreign Fork says "fish is a staple in every meal, the most common being conch dishes, peas and rice, produce such as peppers, tomatoes, and onions are the most used vegetables. Tropical fruits such as bananas and guava are popular snacks, and drinks with rum and juices are their favorite ways to drink a alcholic beverage."  Without the African influences The Bahamas wouldn't have such a diverse assortment of flavors.


Speaking of food there is also a carnival tradition that The Bahamas has, and with that comes a lot of foods, dancing, and good times. According to Shermanstravel "there are 5 top carnivals in The Bahamas: Junkanoo Carnival being the most popular, All Andros Crab Festival, Fox Hill Day Festival. Eleuthera Pineapple Festival, and The Bahamas International Film Festival." The junkanoo is especially important because it's dated dated in the 1700s when slaves were given a Christmas holiday. This sparked up the traditions of costumes, masks, and musical rivalry. The most important one for food though is the All Andros Crab Festival though because it's located at Queen's park by the creek. ShermansTravel says " they have over 50 colorful food booths, with local taste such as crab soup, and crab and dough." As you can see African culture has influenced The Bahamas way of life. 



Sources:

- “Culture.” The Bahamas High Commission London, www.bahamashclondon.net/default/culture/. 

- “The Bahamas: Background and Food Culture.” The Foreign Fork, 18 Jan. 2019, foreignfork.com/recipes/caribbean/bahamas/. 

-  Media, ShermansTravel. “The Top 5 Festivals in the Bahamas.” ShermansTravel, www.shermanstravel.com/advice/the-top-5-festivals-in-the-bahamas/#:~:text=Junkanoo%20and%20Junkanoo%20Carnival.%20The%20Junkanoo%20parade%20in,of%20masked,%20costumed,%20musical%20revelry%20in%20the%20streets. 

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  1. NatalieApril 5, 2021 at 12:59 PM

    You seem to of meet the rubrics word count recommendation which is nice more information the better, you have a good amount of pictures which is appealing to look at. It looks like you spaced everything out correctly by chunking you paragraph into smaller sections and its easier to read. I enjoyed reading your post about the Bahamas you had a great amount of facts I didn't know about. The only thing I would suggest changing for next time would be to make some of the paragraphs a bit longer. But everything is easy to read.

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