June is Caribbean American Heritage Month! This month, we celebrate the diversity of languages, religions, and traditions that define the Caribbean American community. Help honor this rich culture and recognize their massive contributions to science and medicine. #CaribbeanAmericanHeritageMonth #CaribbeanCulture #CelebrateDiversity #CulturalAppreciation #WeAreOne #HeritageMonth
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#Guyana It's a unique position to educate many around the Globe about Guyana, due to many being unfamiliar, being a representation of what it embodies. My favorite facts to reiterate are: 🥥Positioning: I am often explaining the unique positioning being in South America, fully South America with the Amazon and Indigenous culture, but part of the Caribbean, and the language mirroring other Caribbean dialects. 🥥Cuisine: Equally Asian-Indian, Carribean, and more, like European influences 🥥Protecting Culture: It's been important to protect and keep alive the Indigenous Culture, which many other Nations were unable to due to a variety of reasons. 🥥Diversity: I am fully Asian-Indian, as I am Caribbean from the West Indies. The main religions are Christian across all ethnicities, in addition the Indian population is Hindu or Muslim. Most grow up with an innate tolerance, acceptance of other's belief system, with very little religious tensions, and everyone enjoys each other's celebrations. I have personally enjoyed being Christian - exclusively, for its inclusivity, deep insight of our World, Heaven, internal depth, integrity and what is to come.
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AMADOU HAMPÂTÉ BÂ ON THE AFRICAN TRADITION. “ In speaking of African Tradition, one should never generalise. There is no single African tradition, there is no single Africa, there is no single African, there is no single African tradition that is the same in every region and for every ethnic group. Of course there are a good number of shared elements: the recognition of the presence of the sacred in all things , of the relationship between the visible and the invisible worlds , of the relationship between the living and the dead, in the shared sense of community, in the religious respect for the MOTHER 🧑, and so on. But there are also a number of differences: in deities , in sacred symbols, in religious interdicts. The social customs that stem from these practices vary between regions, ethnic groups, and, sometimes, between villages. The traditions that I discuss in this narrative are generally those of the African Savanna , which stretches from east to west, south of the Sahara , and, in particular, those of the Fula, Toucouleur , and Bambara communities of the region that was once known as Bafour , in Mali 🇲🇱, where I grew up”. Amkoullel, the Fula Boy. Author’s forward note.
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February 16: The Story of the Jamaican People is the first general history of Jamaica to be written in almost 40 years. It differs significantly from earlier “imperial” histories which have been written from the perspective of the coloniser and which have relegated Jamaicans to an inferior and passive role. In this book, the authors offer a new interpretation of Jamaica’s history. The central theme is the long struggle of the African-Jamaican against subjugation, injustice, economic deprivation and the fight for full freedom. Sherlock and Bennett recount the epic resistance to slavery; from the acts of sabotage on the estates, the legendary exploits of Maroon heroes Cudjoe, Nanny and Tacky, to the final blow delivered by Sam Sharpe which ended slavery in Jamaica. An underlying theme throughout the book is the centrality of Africa, the original homeland of the African-Jamaican. The memory of Africa’s ancient civilisations, its diverse tribes, languages, cultures and religions, sustained the African-Jamaican throughout slavery and remains a positive influence on modern-day Jamaican culture. Although the focus of the story is on African-Jamaican, the authors recognise the significant role played by other ethnic groups – East Indians, Chinese, Lebanese, Syrians and Jews – in the development of modern Jamaica. The Story of the Jamaican People is told in a powerfully evocative and poetic style in which the images of creative writers and artists are blended with extensive quotations from anthropological, sociological and historical sources. The book is copiously illustrated and has an extensive bibliographical and reference section as well as a useful index.
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#NewArticle Evolving heritage in modern China: transforming religious sites for preservation and development Yujie Zhu This paper explores the intricate interactions between heritage and religion in modern China, as well as the broader social and political implications of these interactions in relation to national heritage policies and local developmental practices. The findings of this research illuminate the evolving values associated with religious heritage and the corresponding implications for Chinese modernity within a secular state context. https://lnkd.in/e5m9DNKa
Evolving heritage in modern China: transforming religious sites for preservation and development - Built Heritage
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https://lnkd.in/dt75afKu GENESIS OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION AND ANCIENT RELIGIOUS RITUALS AND TRADITIONS.
Pre-Historic African Religions are MIND BLOWING | 4K DOCUMENTARY
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In a given month of 1789, French ships arrived in Haiti from Gabon (Amatiè), Angola (Bellecombe), modern Benin (Musette), St.Helena (Amphitrite). Cultural dilution like this caused a desperation amongst many enslaved people for a renewed sense of culture and freedom. Rather than allow desperation or difference in culture cause further division, common struggle allowed aspects of cultures to synthesize in order to successfully fight symbolically and literally. When looking at a symbolic fight that represented the synthesization of the many cultures amongst the enslaved people of a plantation is their interpretation of spiritualism. Take for example how historian Christine Checisnska describes enslaved people and their development of culture as a “three-year procedure of naming, branding, and re-clothing. The enslaved would learn a new language and become acclimated to his/her role. Then came ‘socialization,’ involving integration into recreational activities such as drumming, dancing, and slave festivals. Thereafter followed ‘identification’ with the group and authority figures such as the driver and the obeah man.” The development of the obeah man and other similar figures in Caribbean Culture, (Shango in Trinidad, Santeria in Cuba, Voodoo in Haiti, Ju-Ju in the Bahamas, Obeah in Jamaica, etc) is important to note because they acted as figure heads and leaders not only religiously, but also in battles. They were essential in battles, because the stories of their healing and ability to manipulate forces unknown to their oppressors, truly scared them. They also were not directly native to any particular area and Africa and are the result of experiences and stories shared amongst enslaved people. Plantation owner Joseph Williams’ autobiography in reference to Obeah men, particularly concerned to their roles in the early years of slavery in Jamaica, says that they were “a serious source of danger to the peace of the colony” because of the how their “old religious tribal dances were openly accompanied by drumming which aroused the fanaticism of Africans to such a degree as to endanger a general uprising." This racist ideology is a fundamental misunderstanding of the people on the plantation whom he claims as his: These dances are not old and in fact, they were quite new as a product of the situation at hand. The drumming that was unifying people wasn’t because of an inherent trait in all Africans, but because music is a very human thing that transcends things like language, and humanity is precisely what enslaved people yearned for. The fundamental misunderstanding of the human need for connection, expression, and the pursuit of freedom being the downfall of slave owners is ultimately ironic. Where the Trans-Atlantic slave trade hoped to break the human spirit, and divide, the enslaved eventually come back together, but with a stronger will to fight back. #History #Sociology #CivilRights #Law #SocialAwareness #CarribeanHistory #AfricanHistory
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Did you know that March is Greek History Month? It’s also known as Greek-American Heritage Month and Hellenic History Month. It’s a time to especially celebrate Greek traditions and language … the latter of which, of course, our FLS team speaks fluently! #wespeakgreek #itsgreektous #greekheritage #hellenichistory #foreignlanguageservices
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Explore how faith enriches and preserves cultural heritage. Discover the profound impact of religious traditions in maintaining and passing on our shared history in 'Blending Traditions: The Impact of Faith on Cultural Heritage and Preservation.
Blending Traditions: The Impact of Faith on Cultural Heritage and Preservation
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Brazil is not just a land of beautiful landscapes and vibrant culture; it's also a melting pot of diverse religious practices. Our latest article dives deep into the rich spiritual diversity that shapes the nation's identity, from Catholicism to Afro-Brazilian religions and beyond. 🌍🙏 Explore the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eNAWEy4w
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