Chapter 13 Cultures of the Caribbean Section 2
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Chapter 13Cultures of the Caribbean
Section 2
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Another name for the Caribbean Islands is the
West Indies
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A group of people who share the same ancestry, language, religion or cultural traditions is
an ethnic group.
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The Caribbean Islands spread across more than 2000 miles from
the state of Florida to the northeast coast of South America.
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The first Europeans to come to the Caribbean
Islands were the Spanish. These expeditions were under the leadership of
Christopher Columbus.
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Arawaks and Caribs are two of the indigenous groups who died from overwork and disease after
the Europeans arrived on the islands.
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Today, only a few hundred Caribs live on the island of Dominica.
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The Caribbean, today, has a great variety of
ethnic groups. This is because so many
people came to the islands as colonists,
slaves and immigrants.
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Hispaniola is the name of the island which is shared by both Haiti and Dominican Republic.
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The two main
cultures of the island of Hispaniola
are Mestizo and
African.
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Many in the Caribbean observe the Roman Catholic tradition of Lent. There is a lively public festival held before it called Carnival.
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There is a variety of different types of food available in the Caribbean Islands because of the food variety grown on the islands and the different cultures living on the islands.
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Music in the Caribbean has been
influenced by European and
African Cultures.