The Garifuna community all around Belize prepares to celebrate Garifuna Settlement Day with is observed on November 19 as a public and bank holiday. This year the Garifuna celebrate under the theme: Gibe Memegili Wayumaha; Lidanba Uarani Wawansera (We Continue to have many Aspirations; In Unity We Advance).
The San Pedro Branch of the National Garifuna Council has lined up activities leading towards the national day of celebration of the arrival of the Garifuna to Belize which include the following:
17th November. Drumming in the Central Park
Come out and learn the art of playing the Garifuna drums and how to dance Punta, Paranda,
Hugu Hugu, Jankunu and much more. 7p.m.
18th November. Cultural Block Party
*3rd Annual Island Battle of the drums,
*Cultural Dance Presentations
*Cultural Foods
*Jankunu Competition
19th November. Urumie(Or Arrival Reenactment at Central Park) at 6:00am
Mass at the Catholic Church 7a.m.
Afternoon Beach Party Central Park
All day Huduth Sale
Anonymous (not verified) –
will like to let all my garinagu that i still remember them and love them
Anonymous (not verified) –
i love many things about the Garifuna community...
the music..
the colors..
.the food dishes...
the pride of culture...
but one thing i dont like at all... is the lax way that the councils up hold thier moto... to help thier own members when needed....
and yet....
there is a young woman who has very serious medical and physical issues...that warrent the involvement of the Garifuna community's leaders.....but for 3 yrs running... they seem to have a blind eye to her situation... and her needs and her buisness plan ,[which would enhance the Garifuna community]..
the council's and head council for all the Garifuna community councils in belize... seem to not want to endorse her buisness... by giving her exclusitivity sales and distributing rights , with her Garifuna community promoting products...[ no other buisness is doing it in belize,country wide ...and she has total financial backing]...]
this is a win-win situation...if they would sign simple aggreements... there was a verbal aggreement to do so... 2 yrs ago... but...now there is no possative responce...
this seems like a shamefull way for heads of councils to act...and leaves this woman's dreams..endeavor..and future on a slow standstill..
a 3 yr endeavor.....[that could expand to support the whole[large] family..]...seems to have met a void that should not be..
hopefully....the situation and the mindset of the of the council leaders that be.. will change .!!!!
love the culture...love the people...fix the councils please!!