Chinese
What was the name of the ship that the first Chinese arrived to Belize in?
Light of the Ages
They were refugees from what war?
The Caste War (Guerra de Castas)
What two groups of people are the ancestors of the Creole?
African Slaves and Europeans
What agricultural activity did most ethnic groups of Belize engaged in?
Harvesting sugar cane
List two places where the Mestizos settled in Belize?
San Ignacio and Benque Viejo.
Which areas of Belize did the Chinese first settled?
Orange Walk and Corozal Districts
The Mestizo are a mixture of what two cultural groups of people?
Maya and Europeans
What two folklores does the Creole believe in?
Tata Duende and Sisimite (the Mexican bigfoot)
What year was slavery abolished within the British colonies?
1838
The Mestizos living in the Stann Creek district have found employment in what industries?
Banana and Citrus Industries
In what year did the ship travelled to Belize with approximately 470 male laborers?
1865
What is the tradition of the Pasada?
It is a celebration around Christmas where they go from house to house asking for shelter.
In what year was the Creole dialect standardized globally?
1994
Name one of the main Chinese traditions,
Chinese New Year Festival or Lion Dance
List 3 dishes of the Creole.
Rice and Beans, Boil Up, Creole Bread and Bun, Journey Cakes, Fry jack, Bread Pudding
How many Chinese dialects are spoken within Belize?
4
Name a major tradition of the Mestizo.
Dia De Los Muertos
When was the Creole dialect evolved?
The dialect evolved between 1650 and 1930.
Which two groups where fighting in the war in Yucatan Peninsula?
The Maya and Spaniards
What is the origin story of La Llorona?
She drowned her children and herself.
Which two religions are the Chinese most associated with?
Taoism and Buddhism
List two main folklores associated with the Mestizos.
La Llorona and Tata Duende.
List 3 places in Belize where the Creole are currently occupying.
Monkey River, Double Head Cabbage, Lemonal, Gales Point Manatee, Gracie Rock, Placencia, Crooked Tree, Bermudian Landing, and Burrell Boom.
List two countries other than China, and Japan in Eastern Asia where the Chinese are originally occupy?
Singapore, Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan
List 6 of the cultural groups discussed in class.
Maya, East Indian, Garinagu, Creole, Chinese, Mestizo.