Across
- 4. African food practices, Indian spices, and European table customs all influence today’s Caribbean.
- 5. Caribbean art shows African patterns, European painting styles, Indigenous symbols and modern diaspora influences like graffiti and digital art.
- 6. African movements, European ballroom steps and Indian styles blended into dances like Kumina, Quadrille, Bruckins, and Bele.
- 7. Stories such as Anansi, Duppy tales, La Diablesse and Soucouyant come mainly from African and European traditions, and are retold across the diaspora.
- 10. The variety of cultures within a region. It happens when people from different backgrounds (African, European, Asian, Indigenous, Middle Eastern, etc.) live together and share their ways of life.
- 11. Basket weaving, pottery, jewelry and wood carving show Indigenous skills, African designs and European techniques.
- 13. Christianity (European), Rastafari (African + Caribbean), Hinduism and Islam (Asian migrants), and African spiritual systems like Kumina and Obeah all shape regional identity.
- 14. Creole languages (Patois, Kweyol) developed from African languages mixed with English, French, Spanish, and Dutch.
- 15. Caribbean music is a mix of African rhythms, European instruments and Asian influences.
Down
- 1. Carnival (African + European), Hosay (Indian), Junkanoo (African), and Emancipation celebrations reflect blended heritage.
- 2. Cultural mixing created new ceremonies such as baptisms, weddings and funerals that blend African, European and Christian traditions.
- 3. Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Calypso, Zouk, Reggaeton.
- 8. The practices, traditions, objects and places passed down from one generation to another that help shape a group’s identity.
- 9. The way of life of a people, including their beliefs, customs, language, food, music and traditions.
- 12. Different groups brought unique ways of eating, dressing, greeting and celebrating.