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LA MARTINIQUE
By Griffin Shaw and Daniel Smith
La Martinique
La Geographie
Located in Caribbean Fort de France is the capital . Martinique is nicked named the
island of flowers.
La Religion
Since the establishment of French rule Roman Catholicism has been predominant religion of the country
Bahai, Jewish, and Muslim faiths have also migrated into the country.
La Langue
The official language of Martinique is French.
French is used for its government, schools, newspapers, and media.
The spoken language is Creole.
L’héritage
About 5 percent of the population in Martinique hail from France.
Only about 2,500 Martinicans on the island are direct descendants of the original French settlers.
They are called békés
La Danse
Zouk Dance The main dance of this island is
zouk. Angolan Kizomba, and Cape
Verdean Cola-zouk dance style. The music was developed directly from zouk.
Zouk Love (Traditional way)
French Caribbean way (Antilles/Haiti).
French-speaking Africa way.
Zouk-Lambada
Lambazouk or Lambada is dance style (or a variation of it) danced to Zouk music.
Brazilian Zouk
Brazilian zouk is a Brazilian version of Zouk dancing using French Caribbean, Portuguese Cape Verdean and other Zouk-like rhythmic music.
Mont Pelée In 1902 the volcano erupted It is now dubbed the worst volcanic disaster of
the 20th century. The eruption killed about 30,121 people. Most deaths came from the city of Saint-Pierre
which was at that time the largest city in Martinique.
The eruption left only two survivors One survived because he was in a poorly
ventilated, dungeon-like jail cell. The other lived on the edge of the city, and
escaped with severe burns.
Mont Pelée
Les Animaux
There are relatively few kinds of animals on the island.
The mongoose was introduced in the 19th century in the hope of eliminating the deadly rat-tailed viper, but the plan failed.
There are also manicons (a kind of opossum), wild rabbits, wild pigeons, turtledoves, and ortolans on the island.
Ortolans small birds that are often netted and fattened as a table delicacy.
La Nourriture
Créole cuisine is a delicious mélange of French, African and Indian influences.
Exotic seasonings ignite fresh seafood and poultry in prized recipes handed down from generation to generation.
Local fruits, vegetables and beverages add to the wonderful flavors.
Le Sport
The main sports of this island are rugby and soccer.
They haven’t won anything in a while.
Review
Where is Martinique located? Located in Caribbean What is the largest volcano on the island? Mont Pelée What is the spoken language? Creole What is the main dance of the island? Zouk What was the mongoose supposed to kill? The rat tailed cobra
Review What are ortolans? Small birds that are often netted and fattened
as a table delicacy What is the largest sport on the island? Soccer or Rugby What is the largest religion? Roman Catholicism What is the recipe we cooked?
What is the percent of the population hail from France?
5%