The title of this article is called "Jamaicans Celebrate Accompong Maroon Festival". It was written and posted on Repeated Islands by ivetteromeo on January 2nd of 2010. The link to this article is here: http://repeatingislands.com/2010/01/02/jamaicans-celebrate-accompong-maroon-festival/
Summary
This article starts off by explaining how Accompong Maroon Festival starts. The festival starts off with the blowing of a conch shell and thousands of Jamaicans traveling to St. Elizabeth to be in the festival. It then goes into the roots of the Maroon Festival. The people that travel to St. Elizabeth pay their respects to the maroon ancestors at Peace Cave. Which is supposed to be where Captain Cudjoe signed the treaty with the British. The Accompong Maroon Festival also celebrates the birthday of Captain Cudjoe. The treaty that was signed between Captain Cudjoe and the British assured the Jamaicans, freedom, land-holding, and well independence from Britain. Now every year on January 6th, the Accompong Maroon Festival takes place in the celebration of their ancestors and freedom from Britain.
This article starts off by explaining how Accompong Maroon Festival starts. The festival starts off with the blowing of a conch shell and thousands of Jamaicans traveling to St. Elizabeth to be in the festival. It then goes into the roots of the Maroon Festival. The people that travel to St. Elizabeth pay their respects to the maroon ancestors at Peace Cave. Which is supposed to be where Captain Cudjoe signed the treaty with the British. The Accompong Maroon Festival also celebrates the birthday of Captain Cudjoe. The treaty that was signed between Captain Cudjoe and the British assured the Jamaicans, freedom, land-holding, and well independence from Britain. Now every year on January 6th, the Accompong Maroon Festival takes place in the celebration of their ancestors and freedom from Britain.
Reaction
I think this festival is a great way to celebrate their independence. This festival would be just as significant as the day we celebrate our independence from Britain on July 4th. I would be happy to celebrate in this festival if I was Jamaican to show my patriotism for Jamaica. Overall this seems like a fun, well-meaning, and festive celebration. I would give it a thumbs-up.
I think this festival is a great way to celebrate their independence. This festival would be just as significant as the day we celebrate our independence from Britain on July 4th. I would be happy to celebrate in this festival if I was Jamaican to show my patriotism for Jamaica. Overall this seems like a fun, well-meaning, and festive celebration. I would give it a thumbs-up.
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This festival is a big part of their culture, because its the day they got their freedom from Britain. They got to have the right of self-governing their own land. I would think this whole celebration is very significant for the people of Jamaica. It ties into their history as country. If this impacts the people of Jamaica then it ought to impact their culture every year on January 6th.
This festival is a big part of their culture, because its the day they got their freedom from Britain. They got to have the right of self-governing their own land. I would think this whole celebration is very significant for the people of Jamaica. It ties into their history as country. If this impacts the people of Jamaica then it ought to impact their culture every year on January 6th.