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| Posted By: Kimbli Posted On: Aug 4, 2009 Views: 2734 | Emancipation & Independence I work hard & take few vacations, but I appreciate my history and am proud of my culture. The mighties societies are those that never forget from whence they came,but use it as a stepping stone for greatness. |
| Posted By: Norman Walters Posted On: Aug 2, 2009 Views: 2520 | Independen Day And Emancipation Day Reply In reply to Bmags comment. I am a Jamaican living in Scotland which forms apart of the United Kingdom, and I can safely tell you that they have more Bank holidays and celebrations than I can keep up with and when they are not celebrating that,they the Scottish people are celebrating some form of holiday which shows their Britishness. These Jamaican holidays are not for people to take vacations (Independence and Emancipation Day) but to remember and bring to the fore front our past and what it meant to be free from our slave masters and to show the progress that we as a nation and black race have had to endure and survive so that we might be able to progress towards the future, these celebration are for our children and their children so they must not forget but remember the struggles their forefathers face and what they must face as one nation under god. Lest you forget, these celebration is also for you who writes so freely and mocks the idea of independence and emancipation not knowing that they are different and not one and the same. Our Motto Out of Many We Are One, shows the maturity of our people to accept each other as Jamaicans without apology and in that same breath you mention the USA a place that struggles with racism from the day of its inception. I wont be able to come home to celebrate with my people because today I have to work to make sure my boy in Jamaica never forget what the struggle was all about. |
| Posted By: Bmags Posted On: Aug 2, 2009 Views: 2340 | Holiday Celebrations The result of the poll is a good indication that the majority of Jamaicans do not mind living off people who work hard and take few vacations each year. The US$1.2B being borrowed by the country to pay its debts was earned by people in countries where unnecessary celebrations are not a way of life. |
| Posted By: St. Rachel Ustanny Posted On: Aug 2, 2009 Views: 1069 | Emancipation During our emancipation celebrations, there must be greater emphasis on sharing information with all Jamaicans about: the life of Africans before enslavement,the slave trade, slavery, and resistance. We need to create simulations about important aspects of life then, so that Jamaicans can connect with and better appreciate our past. I am absolutely amazed that Jamaica does not attempt to restore its historical sites to their original grandeur, so that we can have a better idea of actual life and work in the past. It is so hard to imagine a society that we did not live in, based on a tour of relic buildings. With properly restored structures and simulations of historic events we will be in a better position to connect with our history. At the existing, reclaimed historical sites, the staff generally lack enthusiasm for and affinity to the history they promote. We definitely need to re-examine our approach to teaching and promoting our history. |
| Posted By: dh12 Posted On: Aug 1, 2009 Views: 886 | Freedom Celebrations Freedom celebrations in Jamaica should be one whole week.There should also be parades going through the entire island to enlighten the youths on what took place long ago. |