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La Martinique. L’île aux fleurs. Madinina , or La Martinique, is located in the eastern Caribbean. Madinina is a Carib Indian name meaning island of flowers ( ou l’île aux fleurs ). Le jardin de Balata, Fort-de-France, Martinique. Background Information - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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La MartiniqueLle aux fleursMadinina, or La Martinique, is located in the eastern Caribbean. Madinina is a CaribIndian name meaning island of flowers (ou lle aux fleurs).
Le jardin de Balata, Fort-de-France, MartiniqueBackground Information
People of various racial and ethnic backgrounds live in Martinique.
Crolesare the largest ethnic group on the island and are of mixed African and European descent.Bks, or Blancs-Paysare white inhabitants born in MartiniqueBlancs-Franceare white residents from mainland France.
Important Places of MartiniqueLa bibliothque SchlcherA library named after Victor Schlcher, who worked in the nineteenth Century to abolish slavery in Martinique.La SavaneA beautiful park in Fort-de-France, which was once aBattlefield Where the French fought the English and the Dutch in the seventeenth century for possession of Martinique.La PagerieThe estate of Napolon Bonapartes first wife, Josphine, who was born in 1763Important People of MartiniqueJosphine de BeauharnaisBorn 1763 and died 1814, she was born in La Pagerie. She married Napolon Bonaparte in 1796. When she was Unable to provide him with the heir he so desperately wanted, Napolon divorced her in 1809.Aim CsaireA poet and playwrite who co-founded the literary movement called Ngritude, which sought to restore the cultural identity of black Africans. His works include the poem Cahier dun Retour au pays natal (1939) and the play La Tragdie du roi Christophe (1963).FoodSome culinary specialties of Martinique are
a spicy sausageAcras de morue:cod frittersCrabes farcis:stuffed crabColombo de mouton:curried lamb stew with riceBoudin crole:
MusicLe zouk is a fast style of rhythmic music originating from the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. The word zouk means "party" or "festival" in the local Antillean Creole of French. The Creole word "soukwe", "souke", "zouke" from the Frenchverb "secouer", meaning "to shake" was introduced by Haitian meringue-compas musicians who toured these Islands in the 50s-80s.The biguine is also a popular dance of Martinique and existed before le zouk. It is a lively partner dance, which is believed to combine elements from the calenda, a dance with African roots, and the menuet and branle, ballroom dances introduced to the island by the French.
Culture Vocabularylartisinat
lor vert
lor blanc
les ressources
le balata
les gommiers/les yoles the craft industry
green gold
white gold
resources
rare tree found in Martinique
traditional fishingboats that are also used for racingspices
cinnamon
garlic cloves
coriander
cumin
curry
ginger
nutmeg les pices
la cannelle
les clous de girofle
la coriandre
le cumin
le curry
le gingembre
la muscade JumpKassav' & Lady SweetyKassav'KtozWorld2004-10-09T07:00:[email protected] (p)2004 Zouk SARL / UP MUSIC2012-11-05 02:52:412:256Biguine (Featuring Ramon Pym & Jean-Philippe Fanfan)SoftSoftKadans a pyi laWorld2006-02-02T08:00:[email protected] 2006 G.E.S.2012-11-05 03:56:47BelieveSAS:isrc:FR6V806000592:256