DDCD+ 2019 Session 6 by STOSKIENE RITA https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b Reflection and feedback. Write a short paragraph about what you have learnt today. Add your favourite photo and a quote of the day. en-us 2019-05-25 13:31:23 UTC 2023-01-27 18:34:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f1f7-1f1ea.png Hilgo Wempe https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371747537 Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.

Today was all about by oral traditions and culture. We were given a guided tour at Plain des Palmistes. Along the botanical paths we discovered themes that are related to the natural and human colonization in this specific area.
 
I found the most beautiful the explanation about the Creole language, how names were created and the facts about nature. The names of the various types of plants were linked to a special characteristic or shape of the plant. They are often Creeol names, which look like French the French language, but sometimes meant something different. This is how confusion sometimes arises in the names. Interesting folk tales were also told, which in the core of the story want to give a wise lesson to everyone. I really enjoyed the stories and the walk by the expert. 

]]> 2019-07-20 12:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371747537 Rita rita100 https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371748834 A fascinating day filled with stories, jokes and plenty of information on the nature of Reunion. It was very interesting to find out why the Creole language is similar all around the world, how the plants were named by locals, the birth of the island as well  many stories that share the wisdom of the world.

A travelling story of BOBRE:
A cave painting dated around 13,000 BCE, displays a bow being used as a musical instrument. It is told that an african hunter went with his bow. Not finding his prey, he hits the bow with his arrow using his mouth as resonator. Amazed, he shares his story with the rest of the village, using calabash as resonator.

It took many names: Kalumbu (Zambia), Chitende (Mozambique), Makhoyane (Swaziland), Malunga (Siddi of India), Villâdivâdyam (Kerala & Hindu).  Slaves from Madagascar called it Jejylava and brought it to Reunion island, renamed to Bobre and used in Maloya and kabars (ceremony to malagasy ancestors); also to Mauritius, called Bom - played in our ancestors' Sega.
Here is a video about bobre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHf0vgqbl68
Thank you Luco SAUTRON for sharing your cultural heritage with us! ]]> 2019-07-20 13:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371748834 Niaz https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371749164 Oral Traditional Culture.
La plaine-des-Palmistes
Today, we went to a different forest area where some of the seeds were transferred thousands of years ago by migratory birds from Africa and the islands of Madagascar to Asia and India and some Asian countries. Some of them were transported by French colonization. Some plants were in the same island and we knew the special language. This language is mixed in the languages of the people who came to the French as slaves of this island and they are from African regions, India, Tamils, China, and Almagashrih. It is a beautiful language for the language of the myth, the salt, poetry, magic legends and prayers were a beautiful day and I knew a great heritage .
 ]]> 2019-07-20 13:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371749164 Tom Cuijpers https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371753472 Some types of oral expression are common and can be used by entire communities while others are limited to particular social groups, only men or women, perhaps, or only the elderdy.

Today was about oral traditions and culture. We drove all the way to La Plaine des Palmisted. Luco, an inhabitant of that village showed us the magical world of Piton de Songe. He took us into the forest and told amazing stories about the origin of creol language, the name of plants and traditions in this part of Ile de la Réunion. I am not much interested in plants and trees, but what interested me was the religious path we were walking on. On the top of the Piton de Songe was a huge cruxifix, built by a catholic priest in the 20th century. In September there is a mass for 10,000 people. The way up the piton is the Way of the Cross. In 14 stations from the bottom to the top you remember the suffering of Jesus Christ. And this is what caught my attention. On a island, with lots of different people coming from all over the world, catholic belief is present everywhere. That, of course, has much to do with the French occupation, but asking Luco what his belief was, he answered me to be catholic as well. A beautiful mixture of culture, traditions and religion. 

For explaining pluriformity in modern society in class, I could use Réunion as an example. Different cultures and beliefs live together here. ]]> 2019-07-20 15:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371753472 Nikita Frehé https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371754537 Today we did a guided tour with Luco, an inhabitant of the village who taught us about oral traditions and species in the forest. The part I liked most was the moment he started to tell us short stories about species that we encountered at that moment. At one moment he showed us a plant, the so called family plant. The story corresponding to the plant involves a wife and husband who wanted to have a baby. It wasn’t a easy get, so they treasured their beloved son with all they had when it was finally given to them. As a result it became a very lazy man, who was going to be supported by his future wife. He had one single hair at the palm of his hand, as a sign of his laziness. It is a common expression in this area used to refer to people who are lazy. The expression comes from this story. It is nice to see how expression differ among language and what story is behind it. I would love to tell how the story ended, but it would not be as good as Luco’s version of it. He is a very good storyteller who shows his sincere love and enthusiasm for this place and the oral traditions.  

Furthermore, I can mention many other plants, species and stories which has passed by during todays session. It has given me a better insight into the oral traditions established in this part of the Island, which I think is a beautiful aspect of cultural heritage of Reunion Island. Faith, nature and culture have all passed by today at once. 

]]> 2019-07-20 15:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371754537 Adnan Qureshi qrs https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371760446 “Because without our language, we have lost ourselves. Who are we without our words?”

Creole is a mix of what we are and where we come from. Creole is a combination of French, African and Indian language and culutre.
Today we have seen that plants in Creole have very easy names. Just like father tree (because it has balls in branches) and mother tree (milk comes out when we break down leaves) so planets and tree have names how they look and what their function is.
It was amazing to hear how "La Pline des Palmistes" was created and surrounded by mountains with an opening to the sea.

]]> 2019-07-20 19:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371760446 Jean-Paul van Diggelen https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371760574
"The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon."

Today we visited Plain de palmiste. Here we were given a tour by our enthusiastic guide and local Luco! During the walk through this beautiful nature area he told about the origin of the volcanic island and the vegetation. Based on old stories, he took us into the development of the island: people who brought animals and plants from India and Africa. 

His catchy way of telling stories kept you listening, even though it was about something as simple as the name of a tree or an animal that only lives or grows on Reunion. For me, that is the oral transfer of culture. Let people become part of your culture by telling stories that stay with you and by which you keep remembering certain phenomena, norms and values. 

That is what you'll always remember, experiences, more than just seeing and observing things.]]> 2019-07-20 19:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rita100/trn73v27j94b/wish/371760574