Title Of Article: Cape Verdean Culture: Pride Showcased At Brockton Festival
Author Of Article: Maria Papadopoulos
Date Article Was Published: July 26, 2015
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Summary: The culture of Cape Verde has diffused to Brockton, MA. In this community, people with Cape Verdean backgrounds reflect on their culture through common celebrations from Cape Verde along with rich foods, music, and language. People represent the Cape Verde culture through every aspect in their festival and hope to continue to pass on the cultural traditions to their children. For generations, they hope the youth will continue to experience and embrace the culture of Cape Verde in Brockton.
Thoughts/Emotion/Observations: I believe the Brockton Festival and how it represents the Cape Verdean culture is very pleasant. The diffusion to this area has good ties that causes it to positively represent the culture of Cape Verde and everything the country has to offer. However, with the diffusion of cultures to other areas their are also typically changes and alterations. The association with Italian in the nearby area will surely cause diversity in the representation of Cape Verdean culture in the Brockton Festival.
Cultural Ties: This article ties to the culture of Cape Verde because it speaks of how its culture is represented. It shows how the culture has diffused to a different country and continues to be represented, for the most part, at an accurate extent. The festival in Brockton increases the knowledge of their culture and promote more diffusion of their food, music and more.
Author Of Article: Maria Papadopoulos
Date Article Was Published: July 26, 2015
Click Here To Read This Article!
Summary: The culture of Cape Verde has diffused to Brockton, MA. In this community, people with Cape Verdean backgrounds reflect on their culture through common celebrations from Cape Verde along with rich foods, music, and language. People represent the Cape Verde culture through every aspect in their festival and hope to continue to pass on the cultural traditions to their children. For generations, they hope the youth will continue to experience and embrace the culture of Cape Verde in Brockton.
Thoughts/Emotion/Observations: I believe the Brockton Festival and how it represents the Cape Verdean culture is very pleasant. The diffusion to this area has good ties that causes it to positively represent the culture of Cape Verde and everything the country has to offer. However, with the diffusion of cultures to other areas their are also typically changes and alterations. The association with Italian in the nearby area will surely cause diversity in the representation of Cape Verdean culture in the Brockton Festival.
Cultural Ties: This article ties to the culture of Cape Verde because it speaks of how its culture is represented. It shows how the culture has diffused to a different country and continues to be represented, for the most part, at an accurate extent. The festival in Brockton increases the knowledge of their culture and promote more diffusion of their food, music and more.