Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day) in Saint Lucia
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Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day) in Saint Lucia is an annual cultural festival that showcases and celebrates the island’s Kwéyòl language, music, food, and traditional heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day) in Saint Lucia canonical | 2 |
| Creole Heritage Month in Saint Lucia | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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cultural festival ⓘ |
| activitiesInclude |
Kwéyòl language performances
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cultural exhibitions ⓘ folk dancing ⓘ food fairs ⓘ storytelling ⓘ traditional games ⓘ traditional music performances ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Creole Day
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Jounen Kwéyòl ⓘ |
| celebrates |
Kwéyòl
ⓘ
surface form:
Kwéyòl language
Antillean Creole ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Lucian Creole French
Saint Lucian cultural heritage ⓘ folk traditions ⓘ traditional food ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| country | Saint Lucia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major expression of Saint Lucian folk culture
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symbol of Creole pride ⓘ tool for language revitalisation ⓘ |
| featuresCuisine |
Creole-style meats
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bouyon ⓘ green fig and saltfish ⓘ local ground provisions ⓘ |
| featuresDress |
madras fabric
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national wear of Saint Lucia ⓘ |
| featuresMusicGenre |
bele
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kwadril ⓘ traditional drumming ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
intergenerational transmission of culture
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rural community life ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage |
local radio
ⓘ
local television ⓘ |
| languageFeatured |
Kwéyòl
ⓘ
Antillean Creole ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Lucian Creole French
|
| mainTheme |
Creole identity
ⓘ
preservation of Kwéyòl language ⓘ promotion of local traditions ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Folk Research Centre ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day) in Saint Lucia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Creole Heritage Month in Saint Lucia
Kwéyòl language promotion programmes ⓘ |
| scope | island-wide ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
diaspora
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local communities ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | October ⓘ |
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Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day) in Saint Lucia
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Creole Heritage Month in Saint Lucia