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Hey, mahn! If the only things you know about Jamaica all come from a Bob Marley song, then get ready to learn a whole lot more as we explore the lifestyle, holidays & festivals, language and foods of wonderful Jamaica!
Family life in Jamacia is centered more around the mother-child realtionship than around the husband-wife realtionship. Children, not marriage, mark a woman's passage to adulthood. Even today, if a man leaves his family, his children will stay with their mother and her extended family. The women thus plays a central and decisive role in the family. She has access to birth control and will have children when she wants them. Primary health-care clinics provide prenatal and postnatal services for mothers and children.
A Jamaican child spends most of his or her growing-up years with the mother and sees little of the father, who may be working far from home. When they finish school, many young Jamaicans, especially males, go to Kingston to find jobs. Young Jamaican women who have finished formal education may work in various sectors of the economy, such as health care, the civil service, or free- trade zones. Many Jamacians work in the hotels as waiters and housekeeping staff. People also make money by selling food & handicrafts to tourists on the beach. People can lose their jobs easily if the tourisim industry is not highly productive.
Jamaican weddings are big celebrations involving a lot of expense and preparation. Before the wedding, the parents of the young man and woman have a formal meeting. Presents from friends and relatives start arriving long before the wedding day, sometimes months in advance. A common gift is eggs to be used to make the wedding cake. The grandmothers of the couple tradtionally help to choose the couple's clothes for the ceremony. On the night before the wedding, most guests will stay up singing and eating. The church ceremony is an occasion for everyone to dress in their best clothes. The ceremoy is fairly short and is followed by the cutting of the wedding cake, which is typically a fruit cake filled with raisins,currants, and other fruit soaked in rum and wine. Speeches are then made before the happy event ends with a large feast and more merrymaking that continues into the early hours of the morning.
Jamaica has ten public holidays each year, including Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter. The island also has several festivals. Jamacians celebrate their Independance Day on the first Monday in August. Song and dance events & contests lead up to the day. The festival ends with a costume show and grand parade. Jonkonuu dancing is a Christmas tradition. It began among Jamaicans African salves. Dancers wear colorful customes and spectacular masks. They sing & dance to the rhythm of drums, banjos, and other instruments. Jamacian folklore is rich with African traditions. Anansi, from West African folklore, is a spider man who can take many forms. He plays tricks on people to teach them a lesson. Obeah is a force that can do good or evil. To avoid Obeah, a Jamacian tries not to be too proud about good health or good fortune. Jamacians are proud of who they are. Their culture & traditions bring joy & meaning to everyday life.
Jamacia's offical language is English. Jamacian English vocabulary might give the impression that islanders have been caught up in a time warp. They have perserved some words and phrases found only in Shakespeare's works or in the Bible. Saying goodbye, for example, a Jamaican speaking patios may say "Peradventure I wi' see you tomorrow." A Jamaican might speak of an insect that "biteth like the serpent" or of a "righteous" court decision. Jamaicans are educated in Stanard English. In converstaion, however, Jamaicans mix Standard English wth colloquail words and expressions. The different language levels reflect Jamacia's social levels- the higher the level, the greater the use of Standard English. Among friends and family, pronounciation, vocabulary, and grammar depart radically from Standard English. Standard English will contine to be used in Jamaica because of its importance for international commerce.
Finally, Jamaicans eat many delicious foods that grow on the island. Yams, breadfruits (a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts), mangoes, pineapples, bananas and plantains (a greenish banana with a high starch content. It is cooked and eaten as staple food.)are all home grown. Rice with red beans is a popular Jamacian dish. So is jerk meat, which is spicy grilled chicken or pork. A popular breakfast dish is Akee (The edible, fleshy, ripe aril of this tree, especially popular as a food in Jamaica. The seeds and unripe arils are poisonous.) and saltfish.
In conclusion Jamacia
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(The conclusion should tie together your underlying themes. In order to do this, you have to restate the major points of your paper, and then come to an encompassing conclusion based to some extent on what you originally stated in your introduction.)
Clearly, Jamaica is much more than what is referred to in the contents of Bob Marley's song. Although one might not expect it to be, Jamaica is a matriarchial society in which the relationship between children and their mother's is central their upbringing. As would be expected in a matriarchial society, weddings are much more important and are celebrated based on that premise. With regard to holiday celebrations, there are many celebrations unique to Jamaica including their distinct independence celebration. Moreover, despite having English as their language, Jamaican's speak a bifurcated version of English with many remnants from the time of Shakesphere. Even the foods available in Jamaica are unique in that they are based on the culture and the types of vegetables and fish available in Jamaica. References to Jamaica in songs are clearly an oversimplication of the complex and unique culture that one can find in Jamaica. In fact, one could say that there are many nuances to Jamaica and no one lyrical representation no matter how inspired could in fact do them justice.
(The conclusion should tie together your underlying themes. In order to do this, you have to restate the major points of your paper, and then come to an encompassing conclusion based to some extent on what you originally stated in your introduction.)
Clearly, Jamaica is much more than what is referred to in the contents of Bob Marley's song. Although one might not expect it to be, Jamaica is a matriarchial society in which the relationship between children and their mother's is central their upbringing. As would be expected in a matriarchial society, weddings are much more important and are celebrated based on that premise. With regard to holiday celebrations, there are many celebrations unique to Jamaica including their distinct independence celebration. Moreover, despite having English as their language, Jamaican's speak a bifurcated version of English with many remnants from the time of Shakesphere. Even the foods available in Jamaica are unique in that they are based on the culture and the types of vegetables and fish available in Jamaica. References to Jamaica in songs are clearly an oversimplication of the complex and unique culture that one can find in Jamaica. In fact, one could say that there are many nuances to Jamaica and no one lyrical representation no matter how inspired could in fact do them justice.
I am 18 yrs old. but I look younger. Advice?
Chantell
I am a 18 yr. old female jamaican woman... but I look like a 15-16 year old.. How can I look my age? Should I get a piercing would that help?
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embrace it! because later on you'll be like 50 but look 40. its a gift!!
embrace it! because later on you'll be like 50 but look 40. its a gift!!
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