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1. Jamaica
Presented by: Keana H. & Tricia

2. Location
 Located in the
Caribbean sea
 Surrounding countries
above are Cuba, Haiti
and below are Central
and South America

3. Jamaica's Flag
 The colors seen on the flag are
heavily influenced by African
culture.
 The green stands for hope and
good agriculture. Black stands
for overcoming obstacles and
hardships. The gold stands for
the sun shining on Jamaica
according to mapsofworld.com.

4. About Jamaica
 Capital of Jamaica is Kingston.
 Population in 2011 was 2,709,300.
 Size of the country is roughly 4,442 sq. miles.

5. Special Celebrations &
Foods
National Holidays:Ash Wednesday,
Good Friday, Easter Monday,
Christmas day, Labor day,
Independence day, Emancipation
day, National Heroes day, New
years day and Boxing day.
Food Fesitvals: Curry, Mango,
Breadfruit, Jerk, Yam,
Bammy & Seafood and
Chicken Festivals
Cultural Festivals:
 Bob Marley Birthday
Celebration
 Heritage Fest
 Accompong Maroon Festival
 National Festival of the Arts

6. Eating Customs
Eating Customs are usually informal and are buffet style. You are not
suppose to eat until the host allows you to eat. Always use utensils to
eat. Finishing the whole meal is considered polite.

7. Typical Foods in
Jamaica
 Ackee: “A fleshy, yellow part of a seed pod from a local tree. When cooked, it
resembles scrambled eggs.”
 Bammy: “Resembles breadfruit in texture and taste. Used by locals as a
substitute for potatoes.”
 Escorvitch Fish: “Fish is one of the mainstays of Jamaican diet. This is pan-
fried in a mixture of onions, peppers, lime, vinegar and allspice”
 Red Pea Soup: “A slightly spicy red-colored soup made from small kidney
beans and pieces of ham. “
Source: http://fsweb.bainbridge.edu/bdubay/jamaica/food.html

8. Works Cited
 http://www.mapsofworld.com/flags/jamaica-flag.html
http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookHomeInternal/139044/
 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43148975,d.cGE&biw=1366&bih=
622&wrapid=tlif136234984658610&um=1&q=jamaica&gl=us&ie=UTF-
8&sa=N&tab=iw&ei=cdMzUb63AYqyiQLzwYDgDw#psh=%5B%221%22%2Cnull%2C%7B%22c%22%3A%22
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 http://www.visitjamaica.com/travel-resources/getting-around.aspx
 http://www.my-island-jamaica.com/jamaican_celebrations.htmL
 http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/jamaica.html
 http://fsweb.bainbridge.edu/bdubay/jamaica/food.html