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The Bahamas
Culture
Culture
Traditional foods
Seafood is the most important part of the Bahamian diet. The conch shellfish is a national favorited used in many dishes. Peas with rice, a dietary staple, consists of dried pigeon peas and rice prepared with thyme and other spices. Souses (dishes containing lightly pickled meats) also figure prominently in Bahamian cuisine. Served with cooked grits and Johnny cake (a type of bread), they are a popular breakfast food.
Foods
Cracked Conch
Conch Salad
Rock Lobsters
Bahamian Stew Fish
Johnnycakes
Pigeon Peas and Rice
Baked Crab
Souse
These are some of the foods you can get in the Bahamas
Guava Desert
Sport
The traditional sport in the Bahamas is Sloop Sailing. Sloop Sailing is a sport we’re you sail on a boat with two sails while standing up with six people on the back of the boat. With sloop sailing the national sport cricket and basketball are the most popular sport there.
Sport
Sloop Sailing
Junkanoo is the most popular folk-art fein The Bahamas. It was a Pan Caribbean Festival that was held by the slaves in the Bahamas during the 16th and 17th centuries. There is a huge controversy about the origin of Junkanoo. The most accepted one is that the word “Junkanoo” comes from the name John Canoe, who is an African prince and slave trader operating on the Gold Coast, Africa in the seventeenth century.
Dress
Bahamians wear modern Western-style clothing. Colourful costumes of all kinds can be seen at the annual Junkanoo festivals in Nassau and other locations.
Dress
Celebrations
Celebrations
Junkanoo
Junkanoo is the most popular folk-art fein The Bahamas. It was a Pan Caribbean Festival that was held by the slaves in the Bahamas during the 16th and 17th centuries. There is a huge controversy about the origin of Junkanoo. The most accepted one is that the word “Junkanoo” comes from the name John Canoe, who is an African prince and slave trader operating on the Gold Coast, Africa in the seventeenth century.
Junkanoo
Junkanoo is a street parade that mainly occur in The Bahamas and in The Turks and Caicos Islands. The parade includes three aspects of the performing arts music, dance, and art and craft. These are every Boxing Day and New Year's Day. The Junkanoo festival is held in December, January, and July.
Junkanoo festival
The Bahamas International film festival
The Bahamas International Film Festival is not the typical island "off-season" event. This event begins in the month of December and includes screenings, panel discussions, and gala events.
The Bahamas International Film Festival is a world-renowned film festival that attracts Hollywood. Up-and-coming directors can also come to showcase their films.
Film Festival
Cocunut Festival
In 1998, the first Coconut Festival took place. Its originator was Cathy Laing, a descendant of Pelican Point, Grand Bahama. The festival was intended to be a homecoming event like Eleuthera's Pineapple Festival and Andros' Crab Fest. Seeing how the settlement was abundant in coconut, it seemed only fitting.
During this time, culinary dishes, drinks, and craft items are prepared using the coconut. There is a coconut barking contest and along with dancing to rhythm of Bahamian musicians.
Coconut festival
Music
The traditional music in the Bahamas is called Goombay. Their music is very colourful and out there. They have Junkanoo celebrations that are louder and more lively. Goombay is a Bahamian music with a drum used to create it the drum is made with goatskin. It is usually played by placing the drum between the players legs with hands or sticks. Today Junkanoo music includes fog horns, bicycle horns and cowbells.
There is another type of music called rake’n’scrape. The main instrument in Rake’n’scrape music is a handsaw. They are played by being scraped against an object which is usually an old knife. It might be played with drums, guitars, triangles or an accordion.
Goombay drum
Religion
The most popular religion in the Bahamas is Baptist but it ranges wide to Anglican, roman catholic and Christian.
Religion
Population
The Bahamas have a total population of 396 506 that was recorded on the 16th of October 2017. The density in Bahamas is 39 people per square kilometre. Though, some islands have less than 15 people per kilometre because the biggest island, Andros island, is more popular.
Population
Natural disaster zone
Natural disaster zone
References
References
My-bahamas-travel.com. (2017). Bahamas Flora and Fauna. [online] Available at: http://www.my-bahamas-travel.com/bahamasfaunaflora.html [Accessed 24 Oct. 2017].
Anon, (2017). [online] Available at: https://www.cheapflights.com.au › North America › Caribbean › Bahamas [Accessed 24 Oct. 2017].
Nassau Paradise Island. (2017). Dance to the Music of the Junkanoo Carnival. [online] Available at: https://www.nassauparadiseisland.com/dance-to-the-music-of-the-junkanoo-carnival [Accessed 24 Oct. 2017].
History
History
The Bahamas were inhabited by natives from Cuba as early as 300A.D.
Christopher Columbus discovered the Bahamas on his first voyage to the New World in 1492 and named the Islands Baja Mar, which means shallow sea in Spanish. It later became known as The Bahamas.
In 1647 the first European settlement was established and by 1717 the Bahamas became a British crown colony.
In 1782 the Bahamas were taken over by the Spanish during the American revolutionary war, however by the following year the war had ended with the negotiations of the Treaty of Paris and the islands were handed back to Britain.
The Bahamas became an Independent country in 1973 after 325 years under the British rule. They are a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and celebrate their Independence Day on 10th July.
Wealth
The Bahamas is a developing country and is one of the wealthiest in the Carribean. It relies on tourism as its main income. The country has a high standard of living and the people do not pay any income or wealth taxes.
Wealth
Flora and Fauna
Flora
There are various different types of native trees in the Bahamas including Lignum vitae, Mahogany, Caribbean pine, Candlewood, Red Cedar. There are also native shrubs like Cascarilla, Strong back or yellow Elder. There are also fruit trees like Pigeon plum, sugar apple, Guava and more. There are also backyard fruit trees including mango, banana, avocado, paw paw and gooseberry.
Fauna
It is believed that 13 species of mammals native to the island and 12 of them are bats. there are also wild pigs, donkeys, goats, racoons and wild horses.
About 230 species of birds live or migrate to the Bahamas. They include the Bahama parrot, Bahama Woodstar, Hummingbird, Woodpecker and the West Indian Flamingo which has the brightest layer of feathers and colour of any flamingo. There are other birds like the great blue heron that curls it’s head into an “s” shape when it flies. The barn owl whose hearing is so good it can catch a mouse in total darkness. The peregrine falcon and the Bahama duck.
Flora trees
Natural features/key features
The Bahamas is home to the 3rd largest fringing Barrier Reef off Andros Island. It is over 300 kilometres long and is home to many exotic fish and sealife. It is one of the best locations in the world to deep sea and scuba dive.
Tongue of the Ocean within the Great Barrier Reef is an 1800 metre deep ocean canyon and is one of the top diving sites in the world. There are coral, sponges and large game fish so it is a popular for deep sea fishing.
Bimini Road according to Bahamian folklore is an ancient underwater road that leads to the mythical lost city of Atlantis. Bimini Road is a popular dive location and is formed by large rectangular rocks that stretch for 800 metres and look like an ancient road.
Dean’s Blue Hole is the deepest salt water blue hole in the world reaching down to 202 metres. It is an underwater cave and is surrounded by cliffs which make it a popular location for cliff jumping and deep sea free diving. Free divers from around the world come to Dean’s Blue Hole to train and compete.
Natural features/key features
Primeval Forest is 7.5-acres of old growth woodland that remains undisturbed. It features dramatic sinkholes, unique limestone caverns and is home to a diverse collection of plants and animals.
Underwater
Binimy road
Deans blue hole
Cost and distance
The Bahamas are a group of islands so the prices vary but to fly from Perth to Nassau it would cost between $2,200 – $3,900 in economy and in business class it would be from $6,000 – $9,000. If you fly first class the cost would be between $20,000 – $30,000.
The distance between Perth and The Bahamas is 18,500 kilometres. It will take 24 hours to fly to the Bahamas with a minimum of 3 stopovers. If you could drive to the Bahamas from Perth in a strait line it would take ruffle 185 hours driving at 100 miles per hours.
First class
Business class
Aco
Education
The educational system of the Bahamas is modelled on that of Great Britain. Grade levels in secondary education are called "forms," and exams are required to attend college. Students must also take exams at the end of every school year to pass to the next grade. Education is mandatory between the ages of five and fourteen. However, most students continue their schooling until at least the age of sixteen.