Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day) in Saint Lucia

E210278

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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual event
cultural festival
activitiesInclude Kwéyòl language performances
cultural exhibitions
folk dancing
food fairs
storytelling
traditional games
traditional music performances
alsoKnownAs Creole Day
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
symbol of Creole pride
tool for language revitalisation
featuresCuisine Creole-style meats
bouyon
green fig and saltfish
local ground provisions
featuresDress madras fabric
national wear of Saint Lucia
featuresMusicGenre bele
kwadril
traditional drumming
focusesOn intergenerational transmission of culture
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
surface form: Creole Heritage Month in Saint Lucia

Kwéyòl language promotion programmes
scope island-wide
targetAudience diaspora
local communities
tourists
typicalMonthHeld October

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Kwéyòl celebratedOn Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day) in Saint Lucia
Kwéyòl Sent Lisi celebratedOn Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day) in Saint Lucia
Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day) in Saint Lucia relatedTo Jounen Kwéyòl (Creole Day) in Saint Lucia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Creole Heritage Month in Saint Lucia