Creole Cultural Finals in the North Competition

Colors, mixtures, food and a congregation of people dancing is the first set of things that pops into our minds when we hear or see the term, 'Creole'. Well... this usually is the case for the people of the Caribbean, especially in Dominica. For those who do not know what Creole is, let's first define ot, shall we? The term 'Creole' according to the Encarta Encyclopaedia, carries the meaning of a person of mixed European and black descent, especially found in the Caribbean. This too is very factual seeing that it was the Europeans who brought the Africans over to the Caribbean to work as slaves and mingled with the gorgeous African women to create was is known as, Creole meaning mixed. This mixed style reflects in the people's way of life especially during the Creole season where there is the showcasing of different colours in dress, dance styles and when the language is spoken. Creole Season is mixed with a lot of Creole speaking termed, Patois. According to Wikipedia, the creole language is a stable, natural language developed from the mixing of parent languages. Most often, the vocabulary comes from the dominant group and the grammar from the subordinate group, where such stratification exists. Creole(broken french) is a mixture of French and English. Since English is the Dominant language in the Caribbean then broken french is spoken in the accent of Caribbean English.
Now that we have a little understanding of what Creole means, the matter at hand is the use of the Creole Culture as a tradition. It was displayed through the Cultural Finals which took place in one of the Caribbean Islands called Dominica at the Cabrits National Park located in Portsmouth. There were three Cultural finals taking place across Dominica, where different groups from all ages and life walks, competed against each other to see who stood out as the best of the best to take part, in dance, at the Cultural Gala in the Capital. Everyone did their best in the displaying of their heritage through different dances and color variations and for this cause everyone is a winner. This episode, however, is not about competition. BrBpTV became a fan of everyone and therefore sides cannot be taken or shown. This episode was created to shed some light is the cultural festivities of October which engulfed itself around Creole. Take a look at the video below to understand more on what the Creole heritage is about.