Annotated Bibliography

Anumita Bajpai

Bentley, Jeffery W. Culture of Honduras. Ed. Jeffery W. Bentley. N.p., 2010. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. <http://www.everyculture.com/GeIt/Honduras.html>.

This site focused on culture and traditions of Honduras. It gave me information on the festivals and rituals celebrated in the country. This site was a good resource because it gave an overview on the cultural aspect of the country. It also focused on the traditional handicrafts; one example being a mask.

"Wanaragua." Ngcbelize.org. National Garifuna Council, 25 Feb. 2010. Web. <http://ngcbelize.org/index2.php?option=content&do_pdf=1&id=76>. This site told me all about the history of the Wanaragua festival and how only male dancers wear masks to celebrate it. This site contained a document which talked about Garifuna culture and how the Caribbean has celebrated this ritual for than 200 years.

"Wanaragua Dance Costumes." Stanford.edu. Stanford University, 2 Jan. 2000. Web. <http://www.stanford.edu/group/arts/honduras/discovery_eng/art/dance/wanag3.html>. This site had a picture of the mask and it actually talked about who, where and how it is worn. From this site I found out that there is cultural festival in where males wear this mask and dress like females with ankle length dresses. From this information I could develop the base of my research for this project.

Efunyemi, Ifasina. "Wanaragua." Belizeanjourneys.com. Naturalight Productions, 2010. Web. <http://www.belizeanjourneys.com/features/wanaragua/newsletter.html>. This site was unique because it is someones point of view and their descriptions of the festivals happenings. This tells how a person witnessing the festival would feel and gets me one step closer in understanding this cultural aspect of Honduras. It was important to understand this in order to respect and describe this festival from my own eyes.

"Wanaragua: Garfuna Masked Warrior Dance." Stanford.edu. Stanford University, 2 Jan. 2000. Web. <http://www.stanford.edu/group/arts/honduras/discovery_eng/art/dance/wanag3.html>. This article was different from the other Stanford university article because this one was focused on the history of the festival and its foundations. It had information about the rituals and cultural aspects of this celebration. It went back to when British colonizers were in Honduras and how this festival came to be from those times.