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In Jamaica, this date is celebrated as Independence Day, a national holiday. Jamaica celebrates independence day as a national public holiday. The Jamaican people come down in the streets and go for parades. They celebrate their Independence Day by wearing clothes and shoes with the colors of the Jamaican National Flag. A festival is held on this occasion, which is commonly known as the Jamaica Festival.

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Throughout the 19th century the United States maintained several posts throughout British Jamaica. The Colony of Jamaica gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962. In Jamaica, this date is celebrated as Independence Day, a national holiday. Now, there are many celebrations and parties to celebrate the independence of Jamaica.

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The Great War broke out on August 1st 1914. This war involved Jamaica as it involved every other country in the world, directly or indirectly. Jamaica was one of Britain’s oldest and most valuable colonies. By the outbreak of the First World War Jamaica was poised to play an active role:  in 1914 Jamaica donated £50,000 worth of sugar to Britain and set aside £10,000 to defend the island.

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Jamaica was once in war. Jamaica was in “The Great War” in 1914. The war began because of the assassination of Archduke Franz. His assassination triggered a chain of events that resulted in The Great War. Jamaica was part of the war because the war included most of every country in the whole world.

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One very famous Reggae artist is Bob Marley. Marley was known everywhere and was one of the world's most famous Reggae musicians. Reggae is based on a rhythmic style which is known as the “Skank”. Skank means steady-paced song. Before Bob Marley died, he said to his son Ziggy Marley “Money can’t buy life.”

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Jamaica is rich in arts and music. Jamaican Reggae is very popular in Jamaica It is usually a slow song but is is very good and enjoyable. Jamaica is also famous for its woodwork and craftsmanship. In Jamaica, pottery is also an everyday activity. People like making things and expressing their feelings through arts and music.

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Some Jamaican people would gather fruits and vegetables from trees and plants. They would eat these fruits and save some of them for a different time. It would sometimes take a really long time to gather the fruits and vegetables but at the end, it was worth it for them because the fruits and vegetables are very good for you and because you need to be more healthy and you don’t have to eat unhealthy.

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Daily life in Jamaica is different from daily life here in the United States. There are different types of houses in Jamaica. Some of them have tin or zinc houses. The houses are usually pretty small. Water is very hard to gather in Jamaica. Some people would try to gather rainwater by using big buckets. When the rainwater starts to slow down, Jamaican families will use the buckets full of water from previous rain storms.

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Religion is a very important part of Jamaica. Sundays are filled with Families holding three bibles on their way to church. There is a church on almost every street in Jamaica. As slaves, Jamaicans weren't allowed to go to church. But, they were given Sundays as rest days. They still tried to study the bible and say prayers. To today's date, there are lot’s of different religions practiced in Jamaica. There are lot’s of churches and religions to study and practice.

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There are lot’s of different religions and cultures in Jamaica but one of the biggest ones is Muslims and Buddhists. Lot’s of Jamaican people would go to church on Sunday to pray. The country is mostly Christian and there are lot’s of churches in Jamaica for people to pray. Jamaican religion today, as far as Christianity goes, is a true lesson in diversity. There was only one church that was allowed to function freely during slavery.

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This is a picture of the Jamaican Constitution. It was signed by Queen Elizabeth the Second. She helped Jamaica become a country and is the head of state. Jamaica's government is based on the British model of parliamentary democracy. The Parliament makes laws and holds the Government to account for its policies, actions, and spending. The actions of the Parliament include forming a Government from among its members.

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January 1st is a big celebrated holiday in Jamaica. Jamaicans would have huge parties and celebrations for this holiday. They would have lot’s of delicious Jamaican food and they would have fireworks to celebrate at the end of the day. In Jamaica, some people would receive gifts on January 1st. There are lot’s of different dishes serve in Jamaica on the first and there are different sports that are played to celebrate.

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This is a picture of Jamaican construction workers digging for things in an area for research about history. Arawak Indians lived in Jamaica when Christopher Columbus arrived there in 1494. The Spanish enslaved the Arawak and later brought Africans to the island as slaves. The Spanish used Jamaica as one of the biggest supply bases for slaves. People did not try to settle in Jamaica because they had no gold supply. They did not try to develop an island because they didn’t have enough money.

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This is a picture of Jamaican Agriculture. There are many different things that are imported to different places from Jamaica. The main imported crops are bananas, citrus fruits, coconuts, coffee, and yams. Jamaica is the 140th largest export economy in the world. The top exports from Jamaica are ore, hard liquor, cars, and raw sugar. There are lots of other imports and exports to and from Jamaica too.

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This picture is of Andrew Holness. He is the prime minister of Jamaica. The Prime Minister of Jamaica is a chief executive. Jamaica is a constitutional monarchy. A constitutional monarchy is when a monarch acts as head of state. The Prime Minister will select and dismiss members of the cabinet and, allocates posts to other members of the government. He vetoes and passes laws for the government. He also designed a program to help students who fall behind in general school education.

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This is an image of Jamaican currency. This is a Jamaican $100 bill. Jamaican currency is called a Jamaican dollar. They use Jamaican dollars to pay for things. They also have Jamaican coins. May 1, 1961 was the date when Bank of Jamaica notes came into circulation.  There is a $50, $100, $500, $1000, $5000. There is a signature from the Governor of Bank of Jamaica on the dollar. There is also a serial number and a date on the bill.