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Culture |
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Diverse in its ethnicity, the Seychellois nation has a multitude of cultural influences that has harmoniously existed alongside each other, making for an interesting and multifaceted nation. With the collective ethnic sways of the African, Indian, Chinese and European, a culture that is distinct from any other has emerged. |
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The rich concoction of traditions is still very much discernible, and is celebrated through national events like the Creole Festival and other activities like ‘Bazar La Brin’, which is a sunset market fair held by the beach. There is little chance that the Seychellois will forget their heritage and that visitors will miss out on the experience of it. |
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Legends |
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The various architectures, arts, languages, cuisine and even the folklores, are all representational of the vivid culture; the local music and dances that are mostly energetic, are reflective of the different racial influences, a mixture of different genres. The architecture is a blend of the colonial and the contemporary, charming and perfectly-suited for the tropical climate. |
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Clothes |
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Generally the daily clothes will include modern light cotton top and short because of the hot climate. The locally made straw hat is also worn to protect from the sun. Usually you will see the ladies in those type of hats and the gentleman will normally wear caps. |
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Cultural heritage |
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Our culture derive from three continent which include Africa, Europe and Asia. Those three continents have influences us a lot like in our dances, our music, writing, visual arts and daily activities. The African rhythms are currently apparent in our dance like the famous 'séga', the 'moutya' dance and also the 'sokwe' a face hidden and mask dance. Our 'contredanse' and 'kanmtole' is derived from Europe precisely from France.
It was originated in the court of king Louis XIV. The Asia has influence the type of clothes our grand parents wore a long time ago, the 'kazak' and 'pénoir' and also our gastronomy. The architectural design of some of our houses also come from Europe. Traditionally, the seychellois performed their music on drums, violins, accordions, and the triangle. But nowadays, the acoustic guitar is also used as well. |
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Food |
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The Seychelles gastronomy is very unique and varies. Our gastronomy are all the influences from the European, African, and Asian country. The curry is the main dish where fish, poultry, pork, beef or sea food are mainly used and coconut milk are added to give better taste and to thicken the sauce as well as many spices. Every dish we cook is accompanied with rice or with the breadfruit, sweet potato, cassava and yam which are all considered as the 'gro manze' in Seychelles. The Seychellois people like experimenting new ways to satisfied the taste bud, that is why new dishes are being created everyday to give new taste to the creole cuisine. |
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Folklore |
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The people of Seychelles enjoys listening to story especially those that makes them laugh. The famous character in the stories are mainly brer tortoise, brer soungoula, kader, pti Zan, kousoupa etc...There are many superstitious beliefs that are transferred from generations to generations, where fables and stories that revolved around the general superstitions are the actual content. The folklore of Seychelles is an assemblage of wide variety of European, Arabian and Chinese fabulous elements. |
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Habits |
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Seychellois people is very generous and kind. Politeness and good courtesy have always been part of the Seychellois culture. A 'bonzour' and a 'bonswar' which comes straight from the heart is always ready for you and are always truthful. The heart of the people are warm and they are also extremely friendly. They have the habits of drinking afternoon tea like the British because we were once a British colony. Upon the first meeting, the shaking of hand is the customary form of greetings. |
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People |
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Most Seychellois are a descendants of early French settlers and the African slaves brought to the Seychelles in the 19th century by the British. The complexion of the Seychellois are a blend of colours from three different continent which is Africa, Europe and Asia. The Seychellois people are very charming, elegant, kind, and warm hearted. They are also very helpful and this nation is very united to help in any way they can to make things work in this prominent country.
The prominent religion of the Seychelles is the Roman Catholic, although there are various other religion branches. Over 80% of the population is Roman catholic. In general, the Seychellois are enthusiastic church lovers. The Sunday masses are always very popular and most of the churches are quite jam- packed especially when there are religious celebrations, with the people all dress in their Sunday best. |
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Customs and locals |
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Victoria is the most vibrant capital one has ever saw. It is another place where the local people, especially during the weekend, parade their best out fits and assemble at the market to share week days gossip and catch up with the latest news, while others assemble in the sir Selwyn Selwyn Clark market to buy their provisions. Under the cover of nightfall, a different Victoria emerges. Victoria is enjoyably peaceful with surprisingly few night-revealers.
The locals also enjoy their version of the European picnic- a traditional family day out spent at the beach with plenty of good food and beverages, and maybe a game of domino, a game of cards, or something more energetic like beach volleyball or football. The Seychellois are very sociable and they certainly enjoy a good time, an activity that will surely engrave your Seychelles experience.
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| The Seychelles is the only paradise left. “its another world” |
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