WELCOME TO THE

CONTINENT OF
NORTH AMERICA
CUBA
 SALSA, ORIGINATED IN THE 1900S IN CUBA,
WHERE RHYTHMS FROM THE TWO MAIN
EXISTING STYLES OF MUSIC IN THE REGION
(CUBAN SON AND AFRO-CUBAN RUMBA) WERE
COMBINED TO CREATE A NEW DANCE.
( EXAMPLE: DANCESPORT )

BASEBALL IS HUGELY POPULAR IN CUBA AND IS

CONSIDERED THE NATIONAL SPORT. BASEBALL
IS THE MOST POPULAR SPORT IN CUBA; 62% OF
THE POPULATION PLAYS IT.BASEBALL IS THE
NATIONAL SPORT IN CUBA WHERE IT'S TOP
PLAYERS ARE LAUDED AS HEROES AND SPORT
AMBASSADORS OF THE COUNTRY.

CUBA'S CULTURE
 COMMUNICATION: CUBANS TEND TO SPEAK
VERY QUICKLY AND LOUDLY. THEY USE THEIR
HANDS AND BODIES FOR EMPHASIS WHEN
SPEAKING AND TEND TO BE EMOTIONALLY
EXPRESSIVE. CUBANS WILL POINT BY
PUCKERING THEIR LIPS IN THE DIRECTION
OR PERSON THEY ARE REFERRING TO.
WRINKLING OR SCRUNCHING UP OF YOUR
NOSE USUALLY MEANS, “HUH” OR “WHAT?”

ARTS: CUBA IS KNOWN FOR ITS LANDSCAPE

ARTISTS OF THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY
20TH CENTURY, AND FOR ITS VANGUARDIA
ERA ARTISTS, WHO EMBRACED THE
MODERN ART MOVEMENTS OF CUBISM,
PRIMITIVISM AND SURREALISM. (EXAMPLE:
WALL PAINTING)

CUBA'S CULTURE
 new year eve. Cubans love to ring in the new year and have some
unique ways of doing so. If you find yourself walking down a city
or town street on New Year’s Eve, stay alert or you might end up
taking a cold – and gross – shower. It’s a tradition among
Cubans to throw a bucket of dirty water out the window on New
Year’s Eve, symbolizing tossing out all of the bad memories of
the previous year.

CUBA'S CULTURE
BARBADOS
 CULTURAL MUSIC AND INSTRUMENT: TUK BAND
THE TUK BAND IS A COLLECTION OF USUALLY
BRIGHTLY ATTIRED MUSICIANS PLAYING A BASS
DRUM, KETTLE DRUM AND PENNYWHISTLE.

SPORTS: BARBADOS HAS PRODUCED SOME OF

THE WORLD'S FINEST CRICKETERS INCLUDING
SIR GARFIELD SOBERS, THE 3 WS (WORRELL,
WALCOTT AND WEEKES) AND THE LEGENDARY
OPENING PAIR GREENIDGE AND HAYNES.
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ARE HELD REGULARLY
AT KENSINGTON OVAL.

BARBADOS CULTURE
 RTS: POTTERY POTTERY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A
VITAL SKILL FOR INHABITANTS OF BARBADOS.
FROM THE EARLY AMERINDIAN SETTLERS WHO
CREATED COOKING AND STORAGE VESSELS, TO
MODERN POTTERS WHO WORK THEIR MAGIC
ON A POTTERS WHEEL PRODUCING
FUNCTIONAL WARES AND DECORATIVE
POTTERY.

TRADITIONA FOOD: COU-COU AND FLYING FISH IS

THE NATIONAL DISH OF BARBADOS. COU-COU,
SIMILAR TO POLENTA OR GRITS BUT MORE
CREAMY, IS MADE FROM CORN MEAL AND
OKRAS. IT IS TRADITIONALLY SERVED WITH
STEAMED FLYING FISH IN A TOMATO-BASED
SAUCE BUT MAY ALSO BE SERVED WITH SALT
FISH, RED HERRING OR STEW.

BARBADOS CULTURE
 . Cultural festival: Crop Over is a traditional harvest
festival which began in Barbados, having had its early
beginnings on the sugar cane plantations during the
colonial period. Beginning in June, Crop Over it runs
until the first Monday in August

BARBADOS CULTURE
BELIZE
 BELIZE IS HOME TO MANY DIFFERENT ETHNIC
GROUPS, INCLUDING CHINESE, CREOLE, EAST
INDIAN, EUROPEAN, GARIFUNA, LEBANESE,
MAYA, MENNONITE AND MESTIZO, EACH WITH
THEIR OWN CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC
TRADITIONS.

BELIZE'S MUSIC HAS A MIX OF KRIOL, MESTIZO,

GARIFUNA, AND MAYA INFLUENCES. EACH
CULTURE IS KNOWN FOR A SPECIAL GENRE, BUT
THE GENERAL POPULATION LISTENS AND
DANCES TO EVERYTHING.

BELIZE CULTURE
 RICE AND BEANS IS THE NATIONAL DISH OF
BELIZE. IT USUALLY INCLUDES A PROTEIN WITH
POTATO SALAD OR COLESLAW AND FRIED
PLANTAIN. FOR PROTEIN, YOU CAN HAVE STEW
CHICKEN/ BEEF/ PORK OR BBQ CHICKEN/
BEEF/ PORK.

MANY WOMEN IN BELIZE ARE RELIGIOUS, AND

VALUE IS PLACED ON MARRIAGE, BELIZEAN
WOMEN OFTEN HAVE CHILDREN AT QUITE A
YOUNG AGE AND NOT NECESSARILY WITHIN A
MARRIAGE.

BELIZE CULTURE
 Carnival in Belize is the celebration of Carnival with a "fusion
of street theatre, music, costume and dance. Large street
parades featuring elaborately costumed dancers make their
way through town to the sound of drums and high-energy
music and the raucous cheering of the crowd.

BELIZE CULTURE
CANADA
 INFORMALITY MOST CANADIANS ARE CASUAL
IN DRESS AND LANGUAGE. THERE ARE NO
STRICT DRESS CODES IN THE WORKPLACE
(UNLESS YOU WORK IN A BANK OR LAW
OFFICE). CLOTHES ARE CASUAL TO INFORMAL.
EVERYONE IS ON A FIRST-NAME BASIS. EVEN
SENIORS (OR SUPERIORS) ARE ADDRESSED BY
THEIR FIRST NAMES.

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS POLITICAL

CORRECTNESS MEANS AVOIDING SAYING OR
DOING THINGS THAT EXCLUDE, INSULT OR
MARGINALIZE GROUPS OF PEOPLE. BECAUSE
CANADA IS DIVERSE AND MULTICULTURAL, BEING
POLITICALLY CORRECT IS ESSENTIAL TO LIVING
HARMONIOUSLY WITH EVERYONE.

CANADA’S CULTURE
 PUNCTUALITY BEING ON TIME IS HIGHLY
VALUED IN CANADA. PUNCTUALITY IS A SIGN OF
RESPECT. EVERYONE IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
ON TIME OR AT LEAST FIVE-10 MINUTES
EARLIER. SIMILARLY, DEADLINES ARE TAKEN
SERIOUSLY. IT IS AN INDICATION OF YOUR
INTEGRITY.

LOVE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT CANADIANS ARE

PROUD OF THEIR RICH NATURAL RESOURCES.
THEY HAVE DEEP RESPECT FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT.

CANADA’S CULTURE
 ORDER AND SPACE CANADIANS VALUE ORDER AND THEIR
PERSONAL SPACE. THEY ALSO VALUE PERSONAL PRIVACY. THIS
IS WHY SALARY, FAMILY LIFE, WEIGHT, AGE, RELIGION AND
OTHER PERSONAL TOPICS ARE NOT DISCUSSED OPENLY. IT IS
ALSO UNDERSTOOD THAT A PERSON HAS RIGHTS OVER THEIR
OWN PROPERTY.

CANADA’S CULTURE
COSTA RICA
 PURA VIDA PHILOSOPHY: "PURA VIDA" IS MORE
THAN A PHRASE IN COSTA RICA; IT'S A WAY OF
LIFE. IT EMBODIES THE COUNTRY'S LAID-BACK
ATTITUDE, APPRECIATION FOR NATURE, AND
EMPHASIS ON ENJOYING LIFE'S SIMPLE
PLEASURES.

FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS: COSTA RICANS

CELEBRATE VARIOUS FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR, INCLUDING INDEPENDENCE DAY, HOLY
WEEK(SEMANTA SANTA),AND CHRISTMAS.

COSTA RICA’S CULTURE

 COSTA RICA GREEN HOTELS CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES
HOTELS THAT MEET CERTAIN SUSTAINABILITY
STANDARDS, SUCH AS USING RENEWABLE
ENERGY, REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION,
AND MINIMIZING WASTE.

PUNTO GUANACASTECO IS CONSIDERED TO BE

COSTA RICA’S MOST POPULAR TRADITIONAL
DANCE, SO MUCH SO THAT MANY CONSIDER IT
TO BE THE COUNTRY’S NATIONAL DANCE. THE
DANCE ITSELF IS MEANT TO REFLECT THE
TRADITIONAL RITES OF COURTSHIP AMONGST
YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN.

COSTA RICA’S CULTURE

 COSTA RICAN OXCARTS, CALLED CARRETAS IN SPANISH, ARE
A LARGE PART OF COSTA RICAN HISTORY. THEY ALLOWED
FOR THE EXPANSION AND INCREASE OF EXPORTS OF MANY
GOODS INCLUDING COSTA RICA'S MAIN EXPORT, COFFEE. IT
ALSO IS A HUGE PART OF COSTA RICAN CULTURE TODAY.

COSTA RICA’S CULTURE

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
 *MUSIC AND DANCE:* MERENGUE AND
BACHATA ARE TWO POPULAR MUSIC AND
DANCE STYLES ORIGINATING FROM THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THEY ARE OFTEN
ACCOMPANIED BY LIVELY RHYTHMS AND
ENERGETIC MOVEMENTS, REFLECTING THE
VIBRANT SPIRIT OF THE DOMINICAN PEOPLE.

*BASEBALL:* BASEBALL IS THE MOST POPULAR

SPORT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND IS
DEEPLY INGRAINED IN THE COUNTRY'S CULTURE.
MANY DOMINICAN PLAYERS HAVE ACHIEVED
GREAT SUCCESS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL,
CONTRIBUTING TO THE NATION'S PRIDE AND
IDENTITY.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CULTURE

 *CUISINE:* DOMINICAN CUISINE IS A BLEND OF
INDIGENOUS TAÍNO, AFRICAN, AND EUROPEAN
INFLUENCES. SOME STAPLE DISHES INCLUDE
MANGU (MASHED PLANTAINS), SANCOCHO (A
HEARTY STEW), AND TOSTONES (FRIED GREEN
PLANTAINS). FOOD PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN
DOMINICAN SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND
CELEBRATIONS.

*RELIGIOUS FESTIVITIES:* THE DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC IS PREDOMINANTLY CATHOLIC, AND
RELIGIOUS FESTIVITIES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART
OF THE CULTURE. EVENTS SUCH AS SEMANA
SANTA (HOLY WEEK) AND THE FEAST OF OUR
LADY OF ALTAGRACIA ARE CELEBRATED WITH
PROCESSIONS, MUSIC, AND TRADITIONAL
FOODS.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CULTURE

 *ART AND CRAFTSMANSHIP:* THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HAS A RICH TRADITION OF ART AND CRAFTSMANSHIP, WITH
INFLUENCES FROM INDIGENOUS, AFRICAN, AND EUROPEAN
CULTURES. ARTISANS CREATE INTRICATE POTTERY,
HANDWOVEN TEXTILES, AND COLORFUL PAINTINGS THAT
REFLECT THE COUNTRY'S DIVERSE HERITAGE.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CULTURE

DOMINICA
 FESTIVALS: VARIOUS FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR CELEBRATE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF
DOMINICAN CULTURE, SUCH AS THE WORLD
CREOLE MUSIC FESTIVAL

DIVE FEST, HIGHLIGHTING THE ISLAND'S

NATURAL BEAUTY AND UNDERWATER HERITAGE.
OCTOBER 28TH BRINGS THE CELEBRATION OF
INTERNATIONAL CREOLE DAY

DOMINICA’S CULTURE
 KALÍNAGO HERITAGE: THE KALINAGO PEOPLE,
DOMINICA'S INDIGENOUS POPULATION,
MAINTAIN THEIR CULTURAL TRADITIONS,
INCLUDING BASKET WEAVING, HERBAL
MEDICINE, AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICES.

CARNIVAL: DOMINICA'S CARNIVAL, KNOWN AS

MAS DOMNIK, IS A VIBRANT CELEBRATION
FEATURING COLORFUL COSTUMES, MUSIC, AND
DANCING WHICH TAKES PLACE RIGHT BEFORE
ASH WEDNESDAY – THE START OF THE LENTEN
SEASON.

DOMINICA’S CULTURE
 TRADITIONAL CRAFTS: ARTISANS ON THE ISLAND CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE TRADITIONAL CRAFTS SUCH AS WOVEN BASKETS,
POTTERY, AND WOODCARVINGS, WHICH ARE OFTEN SOLD AS
SOUVENIRS TO VISITORS.

DOMINICA’S CULTURE
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