ANGUILLA CULTURE

ANGUILLA IS DEPENDANT ON BRITAIN. COLUMBUS NAMED THIS ISLAND IN 1493 BECAUSE OF AN ELL. IN ITALIAN IT MEANS AN ANGUILLA. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT FRENCH MAGISTRATE GAVE IT THIS NAME. IT COVERS 35 SQUARE MILES AND 16 MILES LONG. THIS ISLAND IS A CORAL AND LIMESTONE STONE WITH A DRY CLIMATE. THERE IS LITTLE FERTILE SOIL. THEY HAVE SOME SALT PONDS THAT ARE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION. THEY GENERALLY HAVE AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES. AND THEY HAVE HURRICANES.

THE ISLAND WAS ORIGINALLY INHABITED BY CARIBS FROM SOUTH AMERICA. THEN IN 1600'S THE ENGLISH SETTLED HERE . TODAY MOST FOLKS ARE FROM AFRICA. THE 9000 FOLKS HERE SPEAK ENGLISH. SEVERAL 1000 YEARS AGO IT WAS SETTLED BY CARIBS. THE ARAWAKS WERE HERE. BY THE 1650 THE ARAWAKS HAD DISAPPEARED..BY DISEASE, PIRATES, AND EUROPEANS. HOWEVER IN 1656 THE ENGLISH SETTLERS WERE MASSACRED BY CARIBS WHO WERE SKILLED WARRIORS. THE AREA IS TOO DRY TO HAVE PROFITABLE FARMS.

DURING 1600'S MOST OF THE ANGUILLAS SURVIVED BY FARMING, FISHING AND CUTTING WOOD. EUROPEAN SERVANTS PROVIDED LABOR. BY 1700'S THE SLAVE PLANTATION SYSTEM WAS DOMINANT ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN EASTERN CARIBBEAN. IT WAS TIED TO SUGAR CANE. SUGAR BECAME A VALUABLE CASH CROP. IT WAS LABOR INTENSIVE AND REQUIRED A BIG WORKFORCE WORKFORCE. PLANTATION OWNERS KNEW IT WAS MORE PROFITABLE TO HIRE AFRICAN SLAVES. THE SLAVE SYSTEM GREW IN THE 1700'S.

BY 1833 ENGLAND FINALLY ABOLISHED THE SLAVE TRADE IN THE CARIBBEAN. BY 1838 MANY LANDOWNERS SOLD RETURNED TO EUROPE AND SOLD LAND TO SLAVES. DURING EARLY EARLY 1900'S THEY GREW VARIOUS CROPS WITHOUT SLAVES. TODAY AFTER MUCH WARFARE IT REMAINS UNDER BRITISH CONTROL. TODAY THEY ARE OPTIMISTIC OF THEIR FUTURE. THEY IDENTIFY WITH BRITAIN AND WEST INDIES. THEY HELP EACH OTHER OUT THROUGH HURRICANES, DROUGHT, AND OTHER PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE FEW DIFFERENCES IN WEALTH AND THEY HAVE FEW DIFFERENCES IN WEALTH AND THEY HAVE A SENSE OF UNITY.

THEIR HOUSES ARE GENERALLY GOOD AS WELL AS URBAN PLANNING. THEIR CONCRETE HOUSES NECESSARY BECAUSE OF HURRICANES. THESE ARE SHIPPED IN . THEY PROVIDE TO THE TOURISTS IN SOME HOTELS. THEY HAVE ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF SEAFOOD, FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. LIFE REFLECTS THEIR CULTURAL HISTORY. THEY EXPORT LOBSTER. THE CARRI BEANS ARE INCREASINGLY BECOMING POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATIONS. THEY CATCH OTHER FISH AND HAVE A MUTTON STEW. THEY PRODUCE SALTED FISH, CURRIED GOAT, AND JERK CHICKEN.
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THEY HAVE NO INCOME TAX. THEY ARE TRYING TO EXPAND ON A SMALL FINANCIAL SERVICES. WITH RISE OF TOURISM PROPERTY VALUES HAVE INCREASED USE. THEY HAVE STRICT CONTROL OF LAND INACCESSIBLE TO HAVE RESULTED IN LOW REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT. THEY HAVE CLEAN BEACHES. BY 1830'S LAND WAS DIVIDED INTO SMALL PLOTS FOR ISLAND RESIDENTS. THEY HAVE NO LARGE RESORTS HERE . COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ARE RELATED TO TOURIST INDUSTRY WITH SEA BOATS AND DIVING. FISH ARE THE MAJOR EXPORTS TO THE U.S. AS WELL AS SALT. THEY HAVE AGRICULTURAL FARMS FOR CORN PEAS, ANS SOUTHWEST POTATOES. THEIR MEATS ARE SHEEP, GOATS, PIGS AND CHICKEN.

GREAT BRITAIN IS ANGUILLA'S TRADING PARTNER. SEAFOOD IS IMPORTANT SOURCE OF INCOME FOR EXPORT. IN GENERAL THEY HAVE A LOW STANDARD OF LIVING AND EMPLOYMENT AND UNSTEADY. MANY YOUNG ANGUILLA NS GO ABROAD FOR WORK. SINCE ANGUILLA IS INDEPENDENT FROM ST. KITTS AND UNEMPLOYMENT HAS DROPPED. THEIR IS A SHORTAGE OF LABOR. MANY ANGUILLA NS HOLD MORE THAN ONE JOB. ONE OF THEIR BANKS HAS CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO PROVIDE WORK AND INCREASE THE ECONOMY.

SOME OF THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TOURISM BOOM MAY BE FOLKS WHO ARE INSENSITIVE TO THEIR CUSTOMS, POLLUTION, RISING PRICES, A STRAIN ON RESOURCES AND INFLUENCE OF OTHER CULTURES ON THEIR WAY OF LIFE. THEY HAVE SOCIAL CONCERNS OF MAINTAINING THEIR CULTURAL TRADITIONS WITHOUT GIVING UP HEALTH BENEFITS OF TRADE AND BUSINESS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES. THEY KEEP ILLEGAL ILLEGAL DRUG TRADE OUT OF ANGUILLA. IT IS UNDER BRITISH RULE. THEY GIVE WELFARE PROGRAMS AND IN GENERAL AN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE IN TIMES OF NATIONAL DISASTER.

TODAY MANY WOMEN WORK OUTSIDE HOME. WOMEN OWN SHOPS OR WORK IN THE AGRICULTURAL WORK. MANY MAY STOP WORKING WHEN THEY HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND RETURN ONCE THEIR CHILDREN ARE MORE DEPENDANT. MANY FARMS ARE OWNED BY FAMILIES. MEN STILL COMPRISE THE MAJORITY OF WAR FORCES. WOMEN MAY BECOME INVOLVED IN FISHING' BOAT CONSTRUCTION, SAILING, AND DIVING. THE HOME IS CONSIDERED TO BE A WOMAN'S RESPONSIBILITY.
THE HOME IS CONSIDERED TO BE A WOMEN'S RESPONSIBILITY. AND WOMEN ARE DEPENDANT ON MALE FAMILY MEMBERS OR HUSBANDS FOR ECONOMIC SUPPORT.

THEY HAVE METHODIST OR ANGELICAN CHURCHES. HISTORICALLY MARRIAGE WAS NOT CONSIDERED OBLIGATORY FOR A FAMILY. SLAVERY MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR LONG LASTING UNIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO LIVED TOGETHER, IN COMMON LAW MARRIAGES. IT WAS NOT INFREQUENT FOR WOMEN AND MEN TO HAVE A CILD WITH MORE THAN ONE PARTNER. TODAY MARRIAGE IS CONSIDERED A CORNERSTONE OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL LIFE WITH WEDDINGS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. MANY GRANDPARENTS LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE. THE HOUSEHOLD IS GENERALLY STABLE UNTIL CHILDREN REACH ADULTHOOD.

INFANTS ARE CARED FOR AT HOME BY THEIR MOTHERS OR OTHER FEMALE RELATIVES. THEY HAVE MANY FUNDS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST MORE. THEY HAVE FREE PUBLIC PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TRAINING. THEY MUST LEAVE THIS ISLAND FOR WEST INDIES.

THE ANGUILLAN'S HAVE VERY PROPER ETIQUETTE. NO ONE CAN WEAR SWIM WEAR OUTSIDE OF BEACHES. THEY ENFORCE ANTI-DRUG POLICY. THEY GO TO ANGELICAN AND METHODIST CHURCH. OBEAH IS SIMILAR TO VOODOO AND BASED UPON AFRICAN SLAVES IN ANGUILLA. HEALTH STANDARDS ARE GOOD. FOR LONG TERM MEDICAL TREATMENT THEY HAVE VARIOUS THEATRE PERFORMANCES AS WELL.

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