Cultural Connections in St. Barthelemy

 RELIGIONS AND BELIEFS IN SAINT BARTHELEMY.

Anglicans, Evangelists or Catholics, the population of Saint Barthelemy is very attached to its religion. The Catholic religion transmitted from father to son is the most widespread on the island, with two churches: The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Gustavia and The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Lorient. They also a small chapel of Colombier ,a community work by R. Pere DE BRUYN, supported by faithful from distant districts. The island has also an Anglican church and an Evangelical Temple. If each community meets individually according to the expression of its faith, it sometimes happens that certain family ceremonies or events become the occasion for a true ecumenical gathering.

  

In general the mysterious, Marigolds, zombies, ghosts and other myths of the Antilles have only a weak hold on the culture Saint-Barts. On the other hand, several beliefs show proximity to nature: The song of gligli (kestrel) announces death as life. He is the first to perceive if a woman is pregnant and denounces her, laughing insistently, beak turned towards her house. A snakes found near a home can herald the birth of the next family. It will be a boy if it has yellowish reflections or a girl if it is black. Sleeping with a pea pod under his pillow makes the future husband dream. A hen that crows the rooster (like a rooster) announces a misfortune. Swiping too quickly after a visitor leaves can prevent them from returning. 


Sources

Caribbean Religions: Afro-Caribbean Religions | Encyclopedia.Com. https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/caribbean-religions-afro-caribbean-religions . Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.





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