A Journey into the

Culture of Barbados
Caribbean Studies
Let’s look at our Dress

Culture? Food

Language

Festivals

Colonization/Government

National Symbols

Flora and Fauna

The People
 Dress

Everyone has their day to day clothes

that they wear to feel comfortable but
today we will be looking at some
traditional dresses of the Bajan people
 Food
The National Dish of
Barbados is Cou Cou and
is made with cornmeal and
okra or breadfruit and
plantains. The dish is
normally served with fried
flying fish and spicy
gravy.
Now we will look at some
famous Bajan dishes
Fried
Flying
Fish
Mahi
Mahi
BBQ
Pig
Tails
Fish
Cakes
Pepperpot
Soup
 Barbados
coat of arm:
Pride and
Industry
National
Flower:
Pride of
Barbados
National Bird:
Pelecanus
occidentalis
(Brown Pecan)
Our
Flag
 The blue in the Barbados flag
represents the sky and the sea. The
gold represent the sand on the island’s
beaches and the symbol in the middle
is a broken trident. This trident
represents the mythical sea god
Neptune and the trident is broken
because it signifies how Barbados
Barbados was first inhabited by
the Arawaks and the Caribs.
Then it was first colonized by the
Portuguese 1532-1620 then later
conquered by the British from
1625-1966. Said to be claimed by
King James I of England.
 There are 10 National Heroes in Barbados
1) Bussa
2) The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow
3) The Right Excellent Sir Grantley Herbert
Adams
4) The Right Excellent Mrs. Sarah Ann Gill
5) The Right Excellent Samuel Jackman
Prescod
6) The Right Excellent Charles Duncan
There are 10 National Heroes in Barbados
9) The Right Excellent Sir Frank Leslie
Walcott
10) The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers
These outstanding Barbadians are
recognized as Heroes of the nation for their
roles in positively changing Barbados life as
we know it. On April 28th of each year
 Yesterday was our 54th
Independence. We gained
Independence on November
30, 1966