Jamaican Culture Research Paper

Black is for its people, Yellow is for the sunshine and Green represents the vegetation of this beautiful 10,990 sq km (4,243 sq mi) island called Jamaica otherwise Known as the pearl of the Caribbean according to (McCormick C., 2017), with its white sandy beach, and chilling island vibe, the populace is made up of 2.89 million people from numerous ethnic groups (Jamaica Census 2011): 92.1% African (Black); 6.1% Mixed; 0.8% Indian; 0.4% Other. The purpose of this paper is to educate and inform you about Jamaica’s culture, some of the points that will be explained are Music/dance, Food and Language /literature.

Jamaica’s musical and dance heritage has gone through several stages of transformation over the years since 1492 when Christopher

Hence, the reason why the culinary styles of Jamaica are a combination of various ethnicities. Therefore Jamaicans are known to always have or preparing a flavorful meal with various spices such as ginger, nutmeg, and pimento. With the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea surrounding the island, seafood is plentiful in the Jamaican diet. Lobster, shrimp, and fish such as red snapper, tuna, mackerel, and jackfish. (Iiwinc.

Some of the famous Jamaican drinks which is referred to the locals as (Strong Back) is made with the popular Irish Moss, which is comprised of extract of seaweed, milk, sweet spices, and sometimes rum. Jamaica's Blue Mountain coffee is some of the most sought after in the world, and the island has strict standards with regards to its production. Only coffee grown from the Arabica Bean on the Blue Mountains between the altitudes of two and five thousand feet can be packaged as Blue Mountain coffee. Furthermore, the coffee must be grown in specific parishes.

Finally, Language and literature it is often said that Jamaicans are unique individuals who can be picked out of a group of people base on their accent. However, the official language of Jamaica is Jamaican Standard English. The true Jamaican language that was developed on the island does not have an official name however, it is referred to as Patois, pronounce as patwa. Even though Jamaican have their own local language words are often pronounced different because of the various dialects which are used these dialect can be identified has acrolect, mesolect and