Cultural Connections in Barbados

Barbados has many different ethnic groups that left a profound mark on Barbados. Barbados was first claimed by the Portugese for a short time until later being absorbed by the British. You can see the rememnants of this today as the main language of Barbados is English and their main religion is Anglicansim from The Church of England. Its not all bright though as under the British Barbados became the slave capital of the Carribean. The horrible trageides of slavery led Barbaods to be a leader in peace and social justice.

Barbados has many signiture food dishes that represent the culture very well. Flying fish, fish cake, and mahi mahi are all signiture dishes of the Barbados culture which dose a good job of showing off their fishing industry. Most of these dishes are prepared with rice as well. Rice was the main crop produced in Barbados for a long time. Barbados's history of slave labored rice production heavily influinced the colony of South Carolina.

One of if not the biggest festivles in Barbados is The Holetown Festivle. This festivle celebrates the first ever British settlement in Barbados in Holetown. Theres reneactmants, concerts, and parades.The Oistins fish festivle is another major festivle in Barbados. It celebrates the signing of the Charter of Barbados and celebrates the fishing on the island and what it means to the people. Festivles and celebrations are a big part of the the culture and what it means to be a Barbadian. https://www.visitbarbados.org/holetown-festival Sources: https://www.visitbarbados.org/holetown-festival Barzey, Ursula P. “The 10 Annual Barbados Festivles.” Carribeanandco.com, 16 May 2018, www.caribbeanandco.com/top-10-annual-barbados-festivals/.