Dominicanese
07-03-2017, 03:59 PM
British Virgin Islands.
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Culture:
Virgin Islander Culture reflects the various peoples that have inhabited the present-day British Virgin Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands throughout history. Although the territories are politically separate, they maintain close cultural ties.
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Like much of the English speaking Caribbean, Virgin Islands culture is syncretic, deriving chiefly from West African, European and American influences. Though the Danish controlled the present-day U.S. Virgin Islands for many years, the very dominant language has been English since the 19th century, and the islands remain much more receptive to English-language popular culture than any other. The Dutch, the French and the Danish also contributed elements to the islands’ culture, as have immigrants from the Arab world, India, and other Caribbean islands. The single largest influence on modern Virgin Islander culture, however, comes from the Africans enslaved to work in canefields from the 17th to the mid-19th century and the UK. These African slaves brought with them traditions from across a wide swathe of Africa, including what is now Nigeria, Senegal, both Congos, Gambia and Ghana.
Cuisine:
Traditional food tends to be spicy and hearty. Many of the foods are imported due to an acquired taste for foreign foods. Local farmers grow fruits and vegetables along with the rearing of animals. Their goods are sold in local open-air markets, while supermarkets tend to carry only imported foods. Upscale restaurants often cater to tourists, serving a combination of North American dishes with tropical twists as well as local cuisine. An example of this is the addition of mango and Caribbean spices to salmon, a non-tropical fish.
http://www.theyachtweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/saba.jpg
Fungi (pronounced foon-gee) is a main staple of the traditional Virgin Islands diet. It consists of cornmeal that has been boiled and cooked to a thick consistency along with okra. Fungi is usually eaten with boiled fish or saltfish. Callaloo (sometimes spelled kallaloo) is a soup made from callaloo bush/leaf, often substituted with spinach. It consists of various meats and okra, and is boiled to a thick stew consistency. Because of inter-Caribbean migration, many foods from other Caribbean countries have been adopted into the Virgin Islands culinary culture. For example, a popular dish is roti, of Indo-Trinidadian origin, which consists of curried vegetables and meat wrapped in a paper-thin dough.
http://girlgonetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_5375.jpg
Fruits consumed in the Virgin Islands include: sugar apple, mango, papaya, soursop, genip, sea grapes, tamarind (can be made in a sweet stew or rolled in sweet balls), and goose berries (small green sour fruit, smaller than a grape). These fruits are mainly stewed together with sugar for a sweet snack. “Bush tea”, a general term for any herbal tea derived from native plants (including lemongrass), is the hot beverage of choice in the Virgin Islands. Popular cold beverages include maubi, sorrel, soursop, sea moss and passion fruit. Drinks with ginger root are also popular.
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Pate (Pronounced PAH-TEH), fried dough filled with various meats including beef, chicken, conch, or saltfish stuffed inside is a popular snack (similar to an empanada). Another popular snack is Johnnycake (originally known as 'journey cake'), a pastry also made with fried dough.
Music:
The music of the Virgin Islands reflects long-standing West Indian cultural ties to the island nations to the south, the islands' African heritage and European colonial history, as well as recent North American influences. Though the United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands are politically separate, they maintain close cultural ties. From its neighbors, the Virgin Islands has imported various pan-Caribbean genres of music, including calypso from Trinidad and reggae from Jamaica.
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The major indigenous form of music is the scratch band (also called Fungi band in the British Virgin Islands), which use improvised instruments like gourds and washboards to make a kind of music called Quelbe. A Virgin Island folk song called cariso is also popular, as well as St. Thomas' bamboula. The quadrille is the traditional folk dance of the islands, and include varieties like St. Croix's Imperial Quadrille and St. Thomas' Flat German Quadrille. The Heritage Dancers are a respected dance troupe that perform traditional folk dances from the Virgin Islands and beyond.
Ethnic Racial Composition:
* 76.5% Black
* 9.5% Mixed
* 7% White
* 5% Hispanic
* 2% East Indian
People:
People from the Virgin Islands are called Virgin Islanders and based on the island of residence are called St. Thomian, St. Johnian, Crucian and Water Islanders respectively. The first people known to have inhabited what is today the Virgin Islands were the Carib, Arawak and Ciboney Indians.
http://www.givejoy.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Caribbean-British-Virgin-Islands-Necker-Island.jpg
Between the early 1600s and mid-1800’s the residents of the islands were of European and African extraction. Settlers, mainly from Holland, England, Denmark, Ireland and France, came to the islands to operate plantations, to run shops and warehouses, as indentured servants and to live in the fledging new colonies. Outnumbering the European whites were African slaves that were forcibly brought to the islands as labor for the plantations. Whites and Blacks born in the islands were called Creoles. At the end of the plantation era many of the white planters and their families returned to Europe.
Languages:
English is the official language of the British Virgin Islands. However, a local dialect is spoken in informal situations and it is simply referred to as Dialect or British Virgin Islander English. British Virgin Islander English has its origins in the English spoken in England and Southern Ireland with influences from Dutch and West African languages. There is also some Iberian and Indigenous words used in their English.
Economy:
The economy of the British Virgin Islands is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean. Although tiny in absolute terms, because of the very small population of the British Virgin Islands, in 2010 the Territory had the 19th highest GDP per capita in the world according to the CIA World factbook. In global terms the size of the Territory's GDP measured in terms of purchasing power is ranked as 215th out of a total of 229 countries. The economy of the Territory is based upon the "twin pillars" of financial services, which generates approximately 60% of government revenues, and tourism, which generates nearly all of the rest. 29% of the population fell into the "low income" category.
Religion:
Over 90% of the population who indicated a religious affiliation at the 2010 Census were Christian with the largest individual Christian denominations being Methodist (17.6%), Anglican (12%), Church of God (11%) and Roman Catholic (9%). The Constitution of the British Virgin Islands commences with a professed national belief in God. Hindus and Muslims constitute each approximately 1.2% of the population according to Word Religion Database 2005.
Sports:
Because of its location and climate the British Virgin Islands has long been a haven for sailing enthusiasts. Sailing is regarded as one of the foremost sports in all of the BVI. Calm waters and steady breezes provide some of the best sailing conditions in the Caribbean. Cricket and Soccer are very popular in BVI.
BVI videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIH6Ytb6Cnc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uazRWOQAGgo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPNzJBxPSwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPDbT8Q9lf4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc6n6pXUBQE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSMYos99CRM
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http://www.sail-csu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/british_virgin_islands_1.jpg
http://www.luxuo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Villa-British-Virgin-Islands.jpg
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/Travel/leadAssets/31/67/bvi-biras_3167679a-xlarge.jpg
http://0an4xwcog8-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SouthWatch_045.jpg
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http://cdn.mntm.me/12/d7/33/Beautiful-Virgin-Island-Beaches-That-Few-Visitors-Know-but-Locals-Love-12d733c62e6240f9a517b40e52fad86a.jpg
http://wildluxe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IX8A0335.jpg
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/Travel/Destinations/Caribbean/st-barts-harbour-caribbean-xlarge.jpg
https://i1.wp.com/pointmetotheplane.boardingarea.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Coquille-Collage-Deck.jpg?resize=1280%2C768
http://dreamexoticrentals.com/images/Caribbean/virginislands/SteelePoint/1.jpg
Culture:
Virgin Islander Culture reflects the various peoples that have inhabited the present-day British Virgin Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands throughout history. Although the territories are politically separate, they maintain close cultural ties.
http://www.bvitourism.com/sites/default/files/styles/generic_tile_265x265/public/arts-culture_0.jpg?itok=9Ln-4c4R
Like much of the English speaking Caribbean, Virgin Islands culture is syncretic, deriving chiefly from West African, European and American influences. Though the Danish controlled the present-day U.S. Virgin Islands for many years, the very dominant language has been English since the 19th century, and the islands remain much more receptive to English-language popular culture than any other. The Dutch, the French and the Danish also contributed elements to the islands’ culture, as have immigrants from the Arab world, India, and other Caribbean islands. The single largest influence on modern Virgin Islander culture, however, comes from the Africans enslaved to work in canefields from the 17th to the mid-19th century and the UK. These African slaves brought with them traditions from across a wide swathe of Africa, including what is now Nigeria, Senegal, both Congos, Gambia and Ghana.
Cuisine:
Traditional food tends to be spicy and hearty. Many of the foods are imported due to an acquired taste for foreign foods. Local farmers grow fruits and vegetables along with the rearing of animals. Their goods are sold in local open-air markets, while supermarkets tend to carry only imported foods. Upscale restaurants often cater to tourists, serving a combination of North American dishes with tropical twists as well as local cuisine. An example of this is the addition of mango and Caribbean spices to salmon, a non-tropical fish.
http://www.theyachtweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/saba.jpg
Fungi (pronounced foon-gee) is a main staple of the traditional Virgin Islands diet. It consists of cornmeal that has been boiled and cooked to a thick consistency along with okra. Fungi is usually eaten with boiled fish or saltfish. Callaloo (sometimes spelled kallaloo) is a soup made from callaloo bush/leaf, often substituted with spinach. It consists of various meats and okra, and is boiled to a thick stew consistency. Because of inter-Caribbean migration, many foods from other Caribbean countries have been adopted into the Virgin Islands culinary culture. For example, a popular dish is roti, of Indo-Trinidadian origin, which consists of curried vegetables and meat wrapped in a paper-thin dough.
http://girlgonetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_5375.jpg
Fruits consumed in the Virgin Islands include: sugar apple, mango, papaya, soursop, genip, sea grapes, tamarind (can be made in a sweet stew or rolled in sweet balls), and goose berries (small green sour fruit, smaller than a grape). These fruits are mainly stewed together with sugar for a sweet snack. “Bush tea”, a general term for any herbal tea derived from native plants (including lemongrass), is the hot beverage of choice in the Virgin Islands. Popular cold beverages include maubi, sorrel, soursop, sea moss and passion fruit. Drinks with ginger root are also popular.
http://bvifoodfete.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lobster-dish3.jpg
Pate (Pronounced PAH-TEH), fried dough filled with various meats including beef, chicken, conch, or saltfish stuffed inside is a popular snack (similar to an empanada). Another popular snack is Johnnycake (originally known as 'journey cake'), a pastry also made with fried dough.
Music:
The music of the Virgin Islands reflects long-standing West Indian cultural ties to the island nations to the south, the islands' African heritage and European colonial history, as well as recent North American influences. Though the United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands are politically separate, they maintain close cultural ties. From its neighbors, the Virgin Islands has imported various pan-Caribbean genres of music, including calypso from Trinidad and reggae from Jamaica.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/90/37/1d/90371da9df5a44cb0ea5f895f4079e04.jpg
The major indigenous form of music is the scratch band (also called Fungi band in the British Virgin Islands), which use improvised instruments like gourds and washboards to make a kind of music called Quelbe. A Virgin Island folk song called cariso is also popular, as well as St. Thomas' bamboula. The quadrille is the traditional folk dance of the islands, and include varieties like St. Croix's Imperial Quadrille and St. Thomas' Flat German Quadrille. The Heritage Dancers are a respected dance troupe that perform traditional folk dances from the Virgin Islands and beyond.
Ethnic Racial Composition:
* 76.5% Black
* 9.5% Mixed
* 7% White
* 5% Hispanic
* 2% East Indian
People:
People from the Virgin Islands are called Virgin Islanders and based on the island of residence are called St. Thomian, St. Johnian, Crucian and Water Islanders respectively. The first people known to have inhabited what is today the Virgin Islands were the Carib, Arawak and Ciboney Indians.
http://www.givejoy.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Caribbean-British-Virgin-Islands-Necker-Island.jpg
Between the early 1600s and mid-1800’s the residents of the islands were of European and African extraction. Settlers, mainly from Holland, England, Denmark, Ireland and France, came to the islands to operate plantations, to run shops and warehouses, as indentured servants and to live in the fledging new colonies. Outnumbering the European whites were African slaves that were forcibly brought to the islands as labor for the plantations. Whites and Blacks born in the islands were called Creoles. At the end of the plantation era many of the white planters and their families returned to Europe.
Languages:
English is the official language of the British Virgin Islands. However, a local dialect is spoken in informal situations and it is simply referred to as Dialect or British Virgin Islander English. British Virgin Islander English has its origins in the English spoken in England and Southern Ireland with influences from Dutch and West African languages. There is also some Iberian and Indigenous words used in their English.
Economy:
The economy of the British Virgin Islands is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean. Although tiny in absolute terms, because of the very small population of the British Virgin Islands, in 2010 the Territory had the 19th highest GDP per capita in the world according to the CIA World factbook. In global terms the size of the Territory's GDP measured in terms of purchasing power is ranked as 215th out of a total of 229 countries. The economy of the Territory is based upon the "twin pillars" of financial services, which generates approximately 60% of government revenues, and tourism, which generates nearly all of the rest. 29% of the population fell into the "low income" category.
Religion:
Over 90% of the population who indicated a religious affiliation at the 2010 Census were Christian with the largest individual Christian denominations being Methodist (17.6%), Anglican (12%), Church of God (11%) and Roman Catholic (9%). The Constitution of the British Virgin Islands commences with a professed national belief in God. Hindus and Muslims constitute each approximately 1.2% of the population according to Word Religion Database 2005.
Sports:
Because of its location and climate the British Virgin Islands has long been a haven for sailing enthusiasts. Sailing is regarded as one of the foremost sports in all of the BVI. Calm waters and steady breezes provide some of the best sailing conditions in the Caribbean. Cricket and Soccer are very popular in BVI.
BVI videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIH6Ytb6Cnc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uazRWOQAGgo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPNzJBxPSwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPDbT8Q9lf4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc6n6pXUBQE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSMYos99CRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv3xvBUDrZU