Although You can go to Barbados for an amazing night life, Barbados also offers some great cultures and arts. Barbados is home to a variety of people, a mixture between West African and British cultures are present here. The British set up a colony in Barbados in 1627 and slavery was still in full swing. When slavery was abolished in 1838 the lifestyle on the island greatly improved and when Barbados was made a fully independent island in 1966 the country rejoiced.
Because of the strong influence that Britain had on Barbados, the religion is very important. The most commonly supported is that of the Anglican Church, but there are many others ranging from Roman Catholic through to Hindu and Muslim. All of the religions are celebrated by many of the Barbadians including Hindu, Christian and the Anglican Church.
Music is the most expressive form of art that you will find in Barbados, it is very important to them. You cannot say they are not creative especially when they have created their own genre of music and its called Spouge. Jackie Opel was the man who created this music in the early 1960’s. If you want to know what Spouge exactly is, well you will need to listen to it, but basically it is a combination of Trinidadian calypso and Jamaican Ska. If you would like to listen to it, then you should search for a song called “You Send Me”. Barbados holidays have often been influenced by the music and some of the art galleries that are known around the world. There are some great art museums in Barbados as well, even near the St Lawrence gap. A lot of the art that has been created in Barbados is of very high value, and many people visit the art galleries on this island just to see all the varying kinds of art.
St Lucia holidays have even received a boost from all of Barbados tourism. There is a cruise available from one island to the other, and although both cultures are similar, it has been argued that although St Lucia is more beautiful, Barbados is the more diverse of the two.
Give these holidays a go, or try something else with history, culture and art, like Egypt holidays.
