Jamaica is one of most special places on earth. Immerse yourself in this culture.
Jamaica is a multifaceted mosaic of international customs and traditions. When visiting this island you could visit many theatres, lose dancing yourself in the rhythms and share a meal, for example, acckee and saltfish with roast bread fruit.
“GEOGRAPHY”
This island is the largest English-speaking in the Caribbean. With a total land area of 4,442 square miles Jamaica has high mountains with green plains and several plants from all around the world in Jamaica.
“THE PEOPLE”
Every race or nationalities is represented: African, English, Spanish, Indian, Chinese… They`ve jumbled, creating racial and cultural medly.
“POLITICS”
On August 6, 1962, Jamaica became an independent nation, from Britain. Jamaica is completely self-governed since this year. The government of Jamaica was patterned on the Westminster Model of Government. It is composed of the Queen of the United Kingdom and a bicameral Parliament.
“RELIGION”
Jamaica is predominantly a Christian Country, with large groups of Baptist, Anglicans and Roman Catholics. There are other religions, as Islam and Judaism.
“TRADITIONS”
Jonkonnu is a Jamaican Christmas tradition, started by slaves during the colonial period, but with roots in west Africa. In Africa there was always a cause for celebration, whether to mark the harvest of crops, commemorate the dead or praise ancestral spirits and gods.
In the colonies, however, slaves were only allowed three days of holidays each year, and these days coincided with the Christmas season. This being the only opportunity to celebrate all of their former festivals were lumped into one extravagant affair.
Revellers showcase their elaborate costumes with exaggerated acrobatic dancing and they paid much attention to the details of their costumes.
They were masked and carefully costumed, characters like `Devil´, `Cow-head´, and `Belly woman´. All of them were played by men, some so convincingly that occasionally mate onlookers thought that the carellers were woman, to be unpleasant surprised! All of them jump in the time with music.
Today, people of Jamaica come out to celebrate “Jonkonnu”.
I think that this tradition is interesting to go to see, because you can see mix culture and these costumes. I would like to go to the past and to see how the slaves felt these three days of holidays each year.
Jamaica is a multifaceted mosaic of international customs and traditions. When visiting this island you could visit many theatres, lose dancing yourself in the rhythms and share a meal, for example, acckee and saltfish with roast bread fruit.
“GEOGRAPHY”
This island is the largest English-speaking in the Caribbean. With a total land area of 4,442 square miles Jamaica has high mountains with green plains and several plants from all around the world in Jamaica.
“THE PEOPLE”
Every race or nationalities is represented: African, English, Spanish, Indian, Chinese… They`ve jumbled, creating racial and cultural medly.
“POLITICS”
On August 6, 1962, Jamaica became an independent nation, from Britain. Jamaica is completely self-governed since this year. The government of Jamaica was patterned on the Westminster Model of Government. It is composed of the Queen of the United Kingdom and a bicameral Parliament.
“RELIGION”
Jamaica is predominantly a Christian Country, with large groups of Baptist, Anglicans and Roman Catholics. There are other religions, as Islam and Judaism.
“TRADITIONS”
Jonkonnu is a Jamaican Christmas tradition, started by slaves during the colonial period, but with roots in west Africa. In Africa there was always a cause for celebration, whether to mark the harvest of crops, commemorate the dead or praise ancestral spirits and gods.
In the colonies, however, slaves were only allowed three days of holidays each year, and these days coincided with the Christmas season. This being the only opportunity to celebrate all of their former festivals were lumped into one extravagant affair.
Revellers showcase their elaborate costumes with exaggerated acrobatic dancing and they paid much attention to the details of their costumes.
They were masked and carefully costumed, characters like `Devil´, `Cow-head´, and `Belly woman´. All of them were played by men, some so convincingly that occasionally mate onlookers thought that the carellers were woman, to be unpleasant surprised! All of them jump in the time with music.
Today, people of Jamaica come out to celebrate “Jonkonnu”.
I think that this tradition is interesting to go to see, because you can see mix culture and these costumes. I would like to go to the past and to see how the slaves felt these three days of holidays each year.
MIRIAM INIESTA
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