Jamaica

JAMAICA By: Cody, Blake, Drew and Adam

Holidays in Jamaica Have you ever wondered how they celebrate holidays in Jamaica? Well, now you’re going to find out. Holidays are special times just like they are in the United States.

Two of the most important holidays on the island of Jamaica are Easter and Christmas.

Holidays in Jamaica and the U.S. are similar and different. Where ever you go in the world holidays are celebrated, including Jamaica.

Easter is one of the most celebrated holidays in Jamaica. Easter weekend is spent with family relaxing. The people celebrate Easter by going to church and thinking about what Jesus did for us. Easter bun and cheese are a tradition for Jamaicans at Easter. School kids get an Easter break of about two weeks! Easter in Jamaica is celebrated with church, vacation, and great food.

The Christmas holiday in Jamaica is filled with music, food, decorations, and family.

Christmas music is all the popular carols but done reggae style. The Christmas food is delicious with goat, pork, ox tail, and rice.

Decorations for Christmas are elaborate with lights and ornaments. Celebrating Christmas with family is the best part of the holiday.

Holidays in Jamaica are celebrated much like in the U.S. In both countries there is a religious part to the holidays. Easter in Jamaica and the U.S. honor Good Friday and Easter Monday. Christmas in Jamaica and the U.S. is a time for giving gifts, eating, and being with family. There are lots of traditions celebrated in both countries.

Where ever you go in the world people love to celebrate holidays. In all countries there are traditions people keep going from one family to the next. Food is very important in all countries even though each country serves something different. Family and friends celebrate being together on holidays. Holidays around the world are different and the same, but is a time for having fun for everyone!

RELIGION Did you ever think about the religion or culture of Jamaica?

You will learn: Who sailed to Jamaica?

The percentage of religion and different types of religion A singer and churches Jamaica has a ton of monuments and fun activities waiting for you to see.

Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain to Jamaica. After he found Jamaica he claimed it for his king and queen. They started to put Jamaicans to slavery. One of Jamaicans first prime ministers came from Syrian stock. In all Christopher Columbus was a big part of Jamaica.

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Do you know where Bob Marley came from? Bob Marley was born in Jamaica in 1945. He was the most famous reggae artist in Jamaica. He is 77 years old. Bob Marley was a big part of Jamaica.

Did you ever want to know about certain percentage of religions are? Christianity is the largest culture in Jamaica. They’re only 200 Jewish people in Jamaica. There are 2% of Catholic people in Jamaica. If you visit Jamaica you might find different people in Jamaica.

The religion and culture in Jamaica is important to Jamaican people.

Christopher Columbus found Jamaica in 1494. Bob Marley was born in Jamaica.

Christianity in the largest culture in Jamaica. Now you know a little bit about Jamaica.

Jamaican Foods Have you ever wondered what other countries eat or drink like Jamaica? Jamaica has many different kinds of foods and beverages.

They take harvesting very seriously in Jamaica.

There are many different kinds of foods that Jamaicans have at holidays and religious festivals. Those are all the subjects that this essay will be talking about.

Jamaican Mango

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Jamaica has many different kinds of foods.

Some of Jamaica’s meats that they eat are brown stew chicken, curry chicken, bully beef, jerk pork, oxtail and meat loaf. There are many drinks in Jamaica like beer, wine, coconut water, power punch, sorrel, rum and blue mountain coffee. The fruit or some of the fruit in Jamaica is green bananas, coconuts, roast breadfruit and fried bread fruit. Those are many of the foods and drinks that Jamaicans have Jamaican Oxtail

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They take harvesting very seriously in Jamaica. Jamaicans really depend on farming.

In Jamaica they grow exotic crops of fruits and vegetables that were introduced by other English colonies. Everyone in Jamaica had a hard winter if in the summer their crops failed.

That is why Jamaicans take harvesting so seriously.

Jamaican crop of apple

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There are many different kinds of foods that Jamaicans have at holidays and religious festivals. Jamaicans believe that the food most associated with Easter is bun and cheese. In Jamaica their buns for Easter are loaf shaped, spiced with dried, copped fruit and something stout. At the end of years harvest Jamaicans celebrate with a special festival in church.

Those are some of the foods that Jamaicans have on holidays and religious festivals.

Jamaican bun and cheese for Easter

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Jamaica has a large verity of foods and beverages. Jamaicans have many different kinds of foods and beverages. In Jamaica they take harvesting very seriously. There are many different kinds of foods and beverages that Jamaicans have on holidays and religious festivals. Jamaican foods play an important role on their culture.

Jamaican Patty

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JAMAICA SPORTS Have you ever thought about what other countries play for sports? If not let me tell you a little about what Jamaica plays for sports. They played Cricket, Push Cart, Football, and more. After school most kids went to an open field and played sports that they liked. They would also play at school when it was time for recess.

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All the sports in Jamaica were fun to play!

Mainly the kids played 9 out of a total of 10 sports. The main one the kids did not play was Push Cart. The main reason the kids did not play Push Cart was that it was way too dangerous. Most of the time their parents did not let them play it.

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Out of all the games they played in Jamaica Push Cart was least played because it was not as fun as all the other games there was to play.

The most popular game out of all the games was Cricket. All ages played Cricket from 5-75.

Everybody loved to play Cricket because it was so much fun. It took a lot of strategy to play cricket.

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You might ask yourself what the adults played for a sport. Well they also played Cricket but most of the time they played Push Cart. The main time they played Push Cart was at night when it was getting dark outside. They played at night because it was more fun to play in the dark. They would try and crash other people into other people’s carts.

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That is all of the Jamaican sports. Now you know about what Jamaica plays for sports and for fun with friends and family. Other countries have fun too! They all play different sports, but they all sound like fun.

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