Belizean Culture

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  1. 4. Celebrated each year on November 19th and marks the arrival of these people to the shores of Belize from 1832.
  2. 6. A clever spider that always outsmarts other animals.
  3. 10. A popular Mestizo dance performed at village fiestas.
  4. 12. A type of music originated with the Garifuna people.
  5. 15. A Mestizo influenced onion chicken soup.
  6. 16. Indian Their food is aromatic, traditional and unique
  7. 17. A type of people mainly the descendants of British settlers and African slaves .
  8. 20. means a paid servant of East Indian descendants or Hindu.
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  1. 1. a fish and coconut stew
  2. 2. official language of Belize
  3. 3. Bram This celebration consists of people singing, dancing and playing instruments on the day Jesus was born.
  4. 5. A well-known traditional Garifuna dance performed over the Christmas holidays
  5. 7. and Beans A popular dish often categorized as Belize's National Dish.
  6. 8. An East Indian custom still practised today in Belize
  7. 9. A type of Maya who inhabit the Southern Toledo District
  8. 11. spoken as a first language in the Mestizo culture.
  9. 13. Yucatec, Mopan, and Q'eqchi'
  10. 14. They are primarily located in the Corozal and Orange Walk Districts.
  11. 18. An unleavened flatbread made out of wheat.
  12. 19. Duende The Mestizo believe in this evil spirit.