Photo-voice #4

What is culture.? dose it play a part of who we are.? the very fiber of our being? lets travel down the path of my bloodline Greek and Bahamian and how it cultures defers. 

Junkanoo Is one of the most Celebrated holiday in the Bahamian Culture, it take place on Dec 26^th and Jan 1^st  between 2am and dawn, an enormous parade presents the hundreds of people along with dancing, music, and vibrant costumes. Junkanoo traditions is thought to have evolved from joyous celebrations of Caribbean slaves when they were given several days off around Christmas to spend with their families.

Residents sometimes use the term "family islands" to symbolize the desired unity of the scattered population and the image of small, cohesive out-island communities. One of the most familiar symbols is the national flag, which was introduced in 1973. The left side consists of a black triangle with a horizontal yellow stripe flanked by two bright blue stripes. Yellow symbolizes the sunny climate, and blue symbolizes the sea. Many people assert that black is symbolic to the African heritage of the people.






I am nothing without my greek background

Easter is by far the most important celebration; for the Greeks, even Christmas comes second. I can remember celebrations for Easter beginning two months before, but Holy Week is the peak of these activities.

in order to remember theres folkways, the symbolic red Easter eggs are dyed on Holy Thursday. Greeks believe that the Virgin Mother, Mary, dyed eggs this color (the color of blood) to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ and life. On Holy Thursday women are also busy baking kouloúria - dough cookies and tsouréki – the traditional Easter sweet bread

Growing up was kinda confusing because of my ethic background not really knowing if i was coming or going, because i felt i was being split into with traditions but the knowledge of both cultures has define and help me to navigate the world base on my Values but also being Multiculturalism