Go to South Carolina? Learn more about the Gullah people

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Consider a trip to South Carolina? You may be interested to know the Gullah people.

It is suggested that the Gullah people of Low Country of South Carolina and the islands of the sea as slaves from Angola. The scope of these people, even as far away as North Carolina and Georgia and extended below the top of Florida. The Gullah people are also known as Geechee. The Gullah language is still spoken in the low country of SouthCarolina. And 'one of the original language with the natives of Africa and a pidgin English, he learned that during his stay in America, was a mixture. Many professors in Cambridge, Yale and Harvard have tried to write this language, but these efforts were largely unsuccessful.

The Gullah people have tried to preserve their heritage and teach their children not to disappear. They have special food, crafts, storytelling, music and traditions who shareWho wants to know more about its history.

Most people in the history of Gullah Native American aboard slave ships in Charleston, West Indies and Africa. They came from Angola, Sierra Leone and other parts of the Gold Coast. These people are producers of rice, and some of whom went voluntarily to the new world.

Areas that were rice farmers were known and did not last long, rice is an important crop in North and South Carolina and the coast of Georgia.Unfortunately, with their knowledge of rice cultivation, the slaves also brought the mosquito. Once in the Netherlands, the mosquitoes flourished and grew. It was not long, yellow fever and malaria was also a part of the Netherlands. Daufuskie Iceland is famous Gullah was brought to the attention of the general public through a film called Conrack. It 'was adapted from a book written by Wide Fripp Island, SC, resident Pat Conroy (water). It has long been a jokeDaufuskie Island is their line of sight. According to residents' s island, mosquitoes often considered only if they eat their prey on the spot or take it with you.

There are many words in the South that began with the Gullah people. For example, each Guber (pronounced Goobers) heard there was a name for peanuts. This word comes directly from the floor N'Guba Congo. Red rice and okra soup and okra are all foods Gullah.

Gullah are known assuperstitious. Even though they have mixed their native religions with Christianity and openly practice voodoo, still paint their doors blue from evil spirits and put a blue bottle trees so the wind will blow and maintained by Bay ghosts. One of the most famous physicians of Gullah "root of medicine," Dr. Buzzard. Mr. Buzzard was real and rooted medicine was the legend. It must be able to talk to a criminal court can make when he and hisgreatest enemy, the sheriff MACT reach an agreement. He recently brought attention to the movie and the book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." Some doctors in the country after lower today, although Dr. Buzzard went to his reward.

Brier Rabbit The book is loosely based on a story for children about Gullah Bruh Rabbit and his friends and tricks are based.

The Gullah are known for their art and craft known to most people, especially the SweetgrassWeaving baskets, always on the roadside of U.S. 17 South between Georgetown and Charleston, SC Each year, in Beaufort, South Carolina, there is a Gullah Festival, which showed their art and crafts and enjoy. Jonathan Green, South Carolina, is a famous artist who painted the beautiful Gullah people live their daily lives. Many people fought for Gullah slaves in the Civil War South. They wanted to defend their new country. Much hastheir freedom and working for wages for plantation owners. After the Civil War, have been isolated and their way of life flourishing Gullah.