Ngolunye usuku le coronavirus ye-COVID-19 izobe isisemva kwethu, futhi izikhiye zizosuswa emhlabeni wonke. Uma kwenzeka, uhambo luzoba sohlwini lwakho lwezinto okufanele uzenze? Ingabe iholidi elihlanganisa konke lingase libe yimpendulo ezweni elikhathele?

Ngeholide elibandakanya konke, usuvuselela amaseli empilo yakho futhi uvuselela umphefumulo wakho. Akudingeki ucabange ngento - hhayi ukuthi uye kuphi noma uzo-oda ini… Vele ujabulele. Phakathi kwezindawo eziphezulu ezihlanganisa konke zamaholide anjalo Izindawo zokuhlala zezimbadada namabhishi. Banelanga futhi bajabule futhi abanaki. Futhi ukuze sigxile endaweni eyodwa, ake sibheke iholide elihlanganisa konke e-Barbados.

Barbados yaziwa ngezinto eziningi, futhi uma ubuza umuntu wendawo, cishe uzokutshela ukuthi ezinye zezinto i-Barbados edume ngazo u-Rihanna, i-National Dish Cou Cou ne-Flying Fish, kanye ne-Crop Over. Zontathu ziphakathi kwezinto ezibalulekile isiqhingi saseBarbados esaziwa kakhulu ngazo, kodwa ziningi ezinye, njengeqiniso lokuthi lesi siqhingi sithathwa njengendawo okwazalelwa kuyo i-rum, futhi sasingesinye esaziwa ngele-“Los Barbados.” Okuningi ngalokho kamuva...

Kunoma yikuphi, ngaphambi kweholide lase-Bajan, kunengqondo ukufunda konke ongakwenza, ukuze ngenkathi uvakashela, ube nokuqonda kangcono ukuthi kungani izinto zinjalo. Njengokunye okukhethwa kukho kokuvakasha okuhle kakhulu e-Caribbean, qiniseka ukuthi wenza okuthile olwandle ngenkathi ulapho, kanye nayo yonke eminye imisebenzi engakusiza uphile impilo engcono kakhulu yase-Caribbean, uma nje izinsuku ezimbalwa!

Amabhishi ashisayo

Ngabe iCaribbean ingaba yini ngaphandle kwamabhishi ayo amahle? A kancane mesmerizing, kodwa ipharadesi namanje okuhlanzekile! Ngenhlanhla, ngeke udinge ukuzwa amavayibhu angena-beach e-Barbados. Eqinisweni, isiqhingi saziwa ngokuba namanye amabhishi ahluke kakhulu e-Caribbean, lapho ungaphumuza khona futhi uphumule lapho uziphumulele, i-snorkel nofudu, noma wenze okuthile kwezemidlalo emanzini. Zama amabhishi ogwini olusentshonalanga naseningizimu ukuze uthole izimo ezolile, namabhishi ogwini olusempumalanga uma uthanda ukugibela amagagasi athile. Okuningi ngalokho esigabeni esilandelayo!

Ithiphu yangaphakathi: Uyathanda ukuba nama-cocktail angenamkhawulo ogwini? I-Sandals inikeza izindawo zokungcebeleka ezimbili ezibandakanya konke e-Barbados, Izimbadada Royal Barbados futhi Izimbadada iBarbados zombili zitholakala eduze nolwandle, lapho ungathola khona ama-first-dibs kwezinye zezindawo ezihamba phambili eziseceleni lolwandle. Izivakashi zendawo eyodwa ye-Sandals resort, zingasebenzisa izinsiza nezindawo zokudlela zazo zombili izindawo zokungcebeleka!

I-surf iyamangalisa!

I-Caribbean iya ngokuya iduma ngesixuku esintwezayo, futhi iziqhingi ezinjengeBarbados zihamba phambili. Ugu oluseningizimu nasempumalanga yesiqhingi yilapho ungathola khona amagagasi amakhulu, futhi ngokuvamile, ngisho nemiqhudelwano yokuntweza. NgoNovemba kuya kuJuni isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokugibela amagagasi, futhi ugu oluseningizimu ngokuvamile luthandwa ngabatshuzi abafuna ukufinyelela ngokushesha ezindaweni zokudlela nokuzijabulisa. Eduze kwedolobha lase-Oistins, iFreights Bay iyitheku elivikelekile ogwini oluseningizimu elithokozelwa ngabatshuzi ngenxa yemimoya yalo engasogwini. I-Branden eduze neBridgetown nayo iyindawo enhle, elungele abatshuzi bawo wonke amazinga wamakhono. I-Soup Bowl, i-Bathsheba ogwini olusempumalanga isizuze udumo, njengoba kwenza i-Surfing South Point, ogwini oluseningizimu. I-Batts Rock ne-Tropicana ogwini olusentshonalanga, kanye nama-Maycocks enyakatho-ntshonalanga nawo afanele ukuphonswa. Uma uya kulawa mabhishi ukuyobuka hhayi ukuntweza emanzini, kuwumqondo omuhle ukuza nobhasikidi wepikiniki ukuze ujabulele eholidini elihlanganisa konke nenkampani enhle.

I-Barbados iyindawo yokuzalwa ye-rum

Uma kwenzeka kwaba khona isiqhingi esingasho ukuthi yindawo lapho i-rum yaqala khona, yiBarbados. I-Mount Gay Distilleries ikakhulukazi, ibilokhu ikhipha i-rum kusukela ngo-1703 eBarbados. I-distillery ikhiqiza i-rum endala kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Ngaphesheya kwesiqhingi, kunezitolo ze-rum ezingaphezu kwe-1,500, nezinye izitsha zokugaya ukudla, okuhlanganisa i-Foursquare Distilleries kanye ne-St Nicholas Abbey; indlu yokutshala, imnyuziyamu kanye ne-rum distillery. Ukuthi usunayo yini imiksi ye-rum eyintandokazi noma cha, kungenzeka ukuthi uthole engcono e-Barbados.

IBarbados yake yaba yiBrithani kodwa manje isiyizwe eliyisiqhingi elizimele

IBarbados yake yaba yiBrithani, futhi lesi siqhingi sathola inkululeko ngo-1966; lokhu kwenzeka ngemva kokuthonywa okokuqala amaNgisi ngo-1627. Ngaphambi kokukhululeka kwayo, lesi siqhingi sasiyikoloni laseBrithani kwaze kwaba yilapho kutholakala ukuzimela kwangaphakathi ngo-1961. Nanamuhla, nakuba lesi siqhingi sizimele, iBarbados inobudlelwane obuseduze neNgonyama YaseBrithani, elimelwe nguGovernor General. INdlovukazi ihlala iyinhloko yezwe laseBarbados.

I-Mega-star u-Rihanna

Uyakholwa noma ungakholwa, uRihanna uneziqalo eziphansi kakhulu esiqhingini saseBarbados. Uhambe ibanga elide kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, manje usengumculi odumile, umbhali wezingoma, umklami, umlingisi, kanye nobuso benkampani ethrendayo i-Fenty Beauty, enye yemikhiqizo yezimonyo edume kakhulu emhlabeni. U-Rihanna ujwayele ukuphindela esiqhingini ukuze ahambele umcimbi wokugubha umkhosi we-Crop Over odumile, futhi uthuthukisa isiqhingi sakhe noma nini lapho enikezwa ithuba. U-“Riri”, njengoba aziwa kanjalo abalandeli bakhe, wahlonishwa ngesihloko esithi “Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary” weBarbados ngoSepthemba 2018.

Umlando wasolwandle

Umlando wezigebengu zase-Caribbean uyamangaza, futhi akuyona yonke indaba eqanjiwe nje eyenzelwe izinjongo zokuhlanganisa imuvi ethengiswa kakhulu. AmaPirates ake abusa olwandle kulesi sifunda, esabisa imikhumbi endaweni. Izigebengu ezimbili ezidume kabi zaseBarbados kwakunguSam Lord noStede Bonnet. Ngokuqondene nezigebengu zasogwini, u-Sam Lord wayengomunye wabasunguli abasha, njengoba ethatha izindlela zakhe zokuphanga eya ogwini. INkosi yayilenga izibani ezihlahleni zikakhukhunathi ukuze idide izikebhe zicabange ukuthi zilibangise enhloko-dolobha. Abaningi babeyophihliza imikhumbi yabo phezu kwezixhobo, namasondo ayobe ehamba ngezinhlelo zeNkosi eziphambukayo.

UStede Bonnet ngakolunye uhlangothi, wayeyindoda eyisigebengu, futhi eyisikhulu sebutho laseBrithani eselathatha umhlalaphansi. Waphendukela ohlangothini 'olumnyama' ngo-1717, waze wafika wathenga umkhumbi wakhe wabaphangi. Umkhumbi wakhe wawaziwa ngokuthi "Impindiselo", futhi wawuhamba ngomkhumbi waseNew England Coast. Endleleni wathumba futhi washisa imikhumbi eminingi, futhi kamuva wabuyela eCaribbean. Waba umngane nesigelekeqe sodumo, uBlackberry, owake waphatha izintambo zomkhumbi wakhe, owabuyiswa kamuva. Ekugcineni, uBonnet wathunjwa, futhi wabulawa ngendlela yokulengiswa, ngo-1718.

Izwe lezinhlanzi ezindizayo

I-Flying fish iyinhlanzi ethandwayo e-Barbados, yingakho izinkomba zesiqhingi nezinhlanzi endizayo, futhi isizathu sokuthi lolu hlobo lwezinhlanzi luvezwe esitsheni sezwe sesiqhingi, i-cou cou kanye nezinhlanzi ezindizayo. I-cou cou nezinhlanzi endizayo zenziwa ngokushushumbisa inhlanzi ngezinongo zasendaweni nokunye okunongwa, futhi kuphakanyiswe kanye ne-cou cou, eyenziwe ngommbila ne-okra. Kukhona ezinye izitsha eziningi ezidumile ongazizama ngenkathi use-Barbados eholidini lakho elihlanganisa konke, ongafunda kabanzi ngakho esihlokweni sethu. Ibhulogi yokudla kwe-Barbadian!

Umkhosi weCrop Over

I-Crop Over iyingqophamlando I-carnival yaseCaribbean ukugujwa, nokuqala kwawo kuhlobene nesivuno sokugcina sikamoba sesizini. Lokhu kusukela enkathini yamakholoni, kodwa namuhla kuyiphathi enkulu yase-Barbados, enosaziwayo abaningi abandizela esiqhingini ukuze babe yingxenye yomcimbi. Imisebenzi ye-Crop Over iqala ekuqaleni kukaJuni futhi iqhubeke kuze kube uMsombuluko wokuqala ku-August. Isiphetho esiqhumayo somcimbi we-Crop Over saziwa ngokuthi i-Grand Kadooment (Usuku lwe-Kadooment). Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaphathi asemini nasebusuku, ngalesi sikhathi uzothola izimakethe zezandla eziqhubekayo, umbukiso wezingane nokunye. Ngisho noma ungagqoki imvunulo, ukuze ugxume nebhendi ye-Crop Over, emigwaqweni yase-Bridgetown, ngoSuku lwe-Kadooment, uzoba seholidini eligcwele izinto eziningi uma uya e-Barbados ngalesi sikhathi.

USir Garfield Sobers wazalelwa eBarbados

USir Garfield St. Auburn Sobers wazalwa ngo-1936 eSt. Michael, eBarbados. Waziwa njengomunye wabadlali bekhilikithi abahamba phambili emhlabeni. Umdlali odlale kahle enkundleni, u-Sobers wadlala eqenjini lekhilikithi lase-West Indies kusukela eneminyaka engu-16. Phakathi kwezinto azizuzile ukuqopha irekhodi lomhlaba ngo-1958 ngokushaya ama-run angu-365, ngaphandle kokushaywa. Lelo rekhodi lagcina liphuliwe ngo-1994, kodwa namanje u-Sobers useyiQhawe Lesizwe eBarbados.

Abantu bendawo bazibiza ngokuthi “amaBajan”

Ama-Bajan, njengoba aziwa kanjalo, agcwele isimilo, futhi iningi lithanda kakhulu izwe. Ngenkathi ungase ufune ukubabiza ngokuthi ama-Barbadian, iningi lizolungisa ngokushesha futhi likwazise ukuthi empeleni, "Bajan". Nakuba womabili la magama enembile, izwe elithi “Bajan” ngandlela-thile libonakala likwazi kangcono ukuhlanganisa ubuntu babantu abamadlamlilo bakulesi siqhingi. Ngenkathi useBarbados eholidini lakho elihlanganisa konke, uzophinde uzwe abantu abaningi bebhekisela esiqhingini ngesiteketiso saso, "Bim"!

Izindlu e- Chattel

I-Chattel Houses yizindlu zamapulangwe ezincane, ezihambayo, ezixhumene eduze nefa lalesi siqhingi. Umsuka wawo uhlehlela emuva ezinsukwini zokutshala, lapho kwakuzothengwa khona izindlu ezinyakazayo, ezazingase zisuswe kwenye indawo ziyiswe kwenye. Izindlu zaseChattel zithandwa ngabaninikhaya okungenzeka bangabi ngabanikazi bomhlaba abahlala kuwo. Lezi zindlu zivame ukwakhiwa phezu kwamabhulokhi, okwenza kube lula ukunyakaza, noma nini lapho kunesidingo. Ngemva kweminyaka, lezi zinhlobo zezindlu zisaqhubeka nokuba yisici esivelele kwezinye izingxenye zeBarbados, ngemiklamo eningilizayo neyingqayizivele.

Izinkawu eziluhlaza

Izinkawu ziyivelakancane etholakala eziqhingini eziningi ezincane zeCaribbean, kodwa akunjalo eBarbados. I-Green Monkey iyinto evamile esiqhingini, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ivele ibonakale ezingadini zabantu. Abantu bakuleli bakholelwa ukuthi iGreen Monkey yaqhamuka eSenegal naseGambia eNtshonalanga Afrika eminyakeni engu-350 edlule. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, izinkawu zaba nezici ezihlukene, uma ziqhathaniswa nalezo zaseNtshonalanga Afrika. Unethuba elikhulu lokuhlangana neMonkey Eluhlaza e-Barbados uma uvakashela izindawo ezifana ne-St. John, i-St. Joseph, i-St. Andrew noma i-St. Thomas. Lezi zinkawu zinenkohlakalo futhi ziyadlala, ngakho ungamangali uma ubona eyodwa ihamba konke okubandakanya!

Ukubuka okuhle okuvela ezindaweni eziphambili

I-Barbados akwaziwa ukuthi iyisiqhingi esinezintaba, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi awukwazi ukuthola imibono emangalisayo kwezinye izindawo ezinhle. IMount Hillaby e-St. Andrew ngokwesibonelo, indawo ephakeme kunazo zonke esiqhingini, ingamamitha angu-1,115 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle. Imibono evela phezulu ivelele, okuhlanganisa nemibono yeholide efanelekile yeSifunda saseScotland.

Umjaho wamahhashi

I-Garrison Savannah inomoya waseBrithani mayelana nayo, futhi kufanele - igxilile ngokuqinile endaweni yaseBarbadian kusukela ngesikhathi sobukoloni, ngo-1845 ukunemba. Umlando uphakamisa ukuthi amasosha ake amiswa endaweni lapho i-Garrison Savannah ingatholakala khona eBridgetown, yingakho igama. Ekupheleni kukaFebhuwari nasekuqaleni kukaMashi, i-Garrison Savannah idlala njengosokhaya we-Barbados Gold Cup, umjaho wamahhashi oxutshwe kahle obulokhu usekhalendeni lemicimbi kusukela ngo-1982. Ngaphandle kwalokho, uma uthanda injabulo yomjaho wamahhashi, ungcono kakhulu ukuhamba. nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka ezintathu; NgoJanuwari-April, May-September, noma November-December. Akuvamisile ukubiza ukubuka imijaho yamahhashi, ngamathikithi emicimbi ethile aphansi njenge-10 Barbadian Dollars.

AmaMongoose

Ama-mongeese avame ukufaniswa nama-weasel, noma ama-stoat. Ungabona lezi zihlukumezi zigijima zinqamula umgwaqo, ikakhulukazi uma uhamba emgwaqeni ozungezwe uhlaza emaphandleni aseBarbados. Ziyizilwane ezincane ezinoboya, ezivame ukuba nsundu/mpunga ngombala, futhi zaziswa eBarbados ezivela eNdiya ngesizathu esiqondile: ukubulala amagundane. Ngaleso sikhathi, ukwanda kwamagundane kwakuthinta imboni kamoba, kodwa lolu hlelo lwabhuntsha lapho kuqashelwa ukuthi amagundane ahamba ebusuku, kanti amaMongoose awanjalo. Noma iyiphi indlela, asekhona ama-mongeese ambalwa esiqhingini.

I-Barbados inakho konke bese kuthi okunye...

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubheke ukuba neholide lapho ungazicwilisa khona ngokugcwele emlandweni nangokwesiko lesiqhingi, uhambo lwangaphandle olungapheli, noma isikhathi esijabulisayo lapho okumele ucabange ngakho yilokho oyoba nakho kwakho. i-cocktail elandelayo, uzothola konke lokho nokunye okwengeziwe e-Barbados futhi ikakhulukazi phakathi neholide elihlanganisa konke. Ngokuhlangenwe nakho okuzozuzwa ngesikhathi seholide lakho, ngokuqinisekile uzosishiya isiqhingi unokuqonda okuthuthukisiwe kule ngxenye yomhlaba, eqhubeka nokuba enye yezindawo zokuvakasha ezilinganiselwe kakhulu. Bhukha okukodwa kwe Izimbadada izindawo zokungcebeleka ezibandakanya bonke eBarbados, futhi uzoqinisekiswa isikhathi esihle!