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Multiple influences, starting from the British to that of the French, created a distinction in the Saint Lucia – Culture. While the native Indians on the island of Saint Lucia still farm in cassava, yams, and sweet potatoes, the British influence on the culture of Saint Lucia is also evident in the country's educational policies. The Saint Lucia food and the culinary delicacies are dictated by the local fruits and vegetables.
While the ambiance is still West Indian, the language and the judicial structure is the result of the British influence. Even this sphere in the cultural history of Saint Lucia has mixed roots, especially with the 150 years tug of war between the British authorities and the African slaves and the French who wanted to wrest their power on the island. Although English is the official language of Saint Lucia, the French language of patois has marked the Saint Lucia - Culture distinctively. The music, dance and the art forms of Saint Lucia, hence, are also characterized by the French style.
The West African slaves formed one of the predominant ethnic group in Saint Lucia and therefore the culture of the country has a remarkable influence of the African culture.
Saint Lucia People
With a population of 170, 649, Saint Lucia exhibits diversity in its ethnic population. Saint Lucia People comprise of blacks who constitute 90%, of the total population, East Indians comprise 3% and the whites constitute 1% of the total population. Further, difference in Saint Lucia religious beliefs add up to the diversity of the culture in Saint Lucia.
Roman Catholics constitute 68% of the total population, the Seventh-Day Adventist comprise 9%, and the Pentecostal constitute 6% of the total population. Each of the Evangelicals and the Anglicans constitute 2% of the Saint Lucia population. While the Christians comprise 5% of the population, the Rastafarian comprise the rest 2%. The remaining 5% of the population comprise of atheists.
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