https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG EDUC203 project en-us 2017-10-24 16:57:55 UTC 2023-05-19 12:28:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png bgeorg5 https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/200106196 Vintage Photo of my Grandfather; Paul Bomani]]> 2017-10-24 17:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/200106196 bgeorg5 https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/200109368 This is a nation of Vanuatu. I lived on its capital, Port Vila.
Vanuatu is formerly a colony of the french and British. The nation is rather young and declared independence in July 30th, 1980.]]> 2017-10-24 17:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/200109368 bgeorg5 https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/200112978 2017-10-24 17:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/200112978 bgeorg5 https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/200115004 The colors of the Vanuatu Flag are symbolic of what defined the nation through history.
The black represents the Melanesian people that make up the majority of Vanuatu's population. 
Red represents the country's unity through blood. 
Green represents the land and its agriculture 
Yellow represents peace, Christianity and the light that shines on
 the people.]]> 2017-10-24 17:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/200115004 bgeorg5 https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/201441602 I was baptized as Catholic so my family and I celebrate Christmas each year. My family would celebrate Christmas by following the polish traditions from my father's side of the family.
When our family would sit at the table we would share Oplatek, which is a light wafer, similar to the wafers given out during holy communion. The Oplatek is passed around the table and each person says what they are thankful for.
Perrogi are a polish and eastern European dumpling which is usually filled with potato, cheese, sauerkraut, or mushroom. In some traditions have perrogi for dessert and use a fruit filling instead. My father and I would make each one by hand, boil them, and then fry them.
(Bellow is an image of fried Perrogi.)]]> 2017-10-28 21:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/201441602 bgeorg5 https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/201444354 In Vanuatu, string bands are popular. String band consist of instruments like guitars, ukuleles, and various types of drums.]]> 2017-10-28 22:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/201444354 bgeorg5 https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/201447050 In the traditional Villages of Vanuatu, most clothing is woven out of long dried leaves. The men in traditional villages would wear "Namba," which is a loin cloth woven from leaves. Women would wear long grass skirts.  In the northern islands woven mats worn around the waist would be the traditional attire for men.
When Vanuatu was under colonial rule, missionaries would condemn the traditional attire of the Indigenous people and deem it to be provocative. The missionaries made the native women wear long dresses which are now referred to as "Island dresses." This is still worn in the cities and towns of Vanuatu
Some villages, that are not as traditional or are closer to towns and cities, tend to wear more westernized clothing. 
Below is an image of island dresses.]]> 2017-10-28 23:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/201447050 bgeorg5 https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/201458733 The was the description found under Paul Bomani's Photo]]> 2017-10-29 05:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/201458733 bgeorg5 https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/201501661 When I was younger my mother used to make East African foods like Maandazi.
Maandazi is Swahili doughnut with cardamon and cinnamon. It is common in Tanzania and in countries with large Swahili populations like Kenya and (formely) Uganda. 
Bellow is a recipe for Maandazi.]]> 2017-10-29 15:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/201501661 bgeorg5 https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/201505587 2017-10-29 16:21:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bgeorg5/EDUC203BG/wish/201505587