The country is a mixture of Republican, Democratic and Constitutional. Guatemala declared its Independence from Spain and its incorporation into the Mexican Empire on September 15th, 1821. The region was formally owned to New Spain during the colonial period but as time went by it as administered separately. Guatemala has a government that is like ours, in America. They have a President, Álvaro Colom Caballero and a Vice President, Rafael Espada just like our country has Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Honduras is surrounded by high tropical mountains, which provide the country with a variety of different climates. Its northern border is the Caribbean Sea, offering long stretches of beautiful beach, warm weather and friendly people. Just off the coast, the Bay Islands are surrounded by the world’s second largest coral reef. To the south, Honduras is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and El Salvador, to the west by Guatemala and to the east by Nicaragua. Honduras is home to 7.4 million people across 43,433 square miles.
They celebrate New Year’s Eve with barbecues, and fireworks, they also eat a spoonful of lentil for luck, and carry money in their pockets for adventure and riches. They celebrate Easter by having huasos accompany the priests.
Guatemala Culture Guatemala is located in Central America, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the East and the Caribbean Sea to the West. It is bordered by Belize to the Northeast, Mexico to the north, and with Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast. Guatemala was the heart of the flourishing Maya Indian civilization from 500AD to 900AD. After the collapse of the lowland Maya cities in late 800sAD, the Maya cities of the central highland mountains continued until they were conquered by the Spanish, who first arrived in 1523AD and colonized the area. Guatemala became independent of Spain in 1821.Guatemala means “land of forest” was derived from one of the Mayan dialects spoken by the indigenous people at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1523.
A clear cultural impact on Middle America is the main language. Most people in Central America speak Spanish, an obvious reflection of their history. Despite the Spanish influence, all cultures stirred together to from a unique melting pot in some areas.“The cultural fabric of Middle America reflects the collision of Amerindian, Spanish, and other European influences. Indeed, in more remote areas in southeastern Mexico and inner Guatemala, the nucleated indigenous village survived and to this day native languages prevail over Spanish” (201) The Euro-Amerindian mainland ruled by European (Spanish) and “Amerindian influences and also includes mestizo sectors where the two ancestors mixed” (204). Panama was “early focus of Spanish” because of its goods (“interocenic transit and gold deposits).
Barbados is mainly built of flat terrain. Barbados highest peak is Mount Hillaby , its reaches 336 meters (Bello,2001). Barbados is unique among the West Indies islands due to the fact that the island is made up of two land masses that merged over thousands of years ago (Bello,2001). Over five-sixths of Barbados is coral, covered by rich red loam (Bello,2001).
They’ll talk to each other and laugh together to shared the things that they’ve experiened. After that, they will exchange the present that they’ve prepared and you may see people’s feeling on their face that they’re happy or excited. Of course, the family relationship will become closer from this celebration. Santa Claus is a familiar person of Christmas who known as a generous person that delivers Christmas gifts and he was known by his red suit, flowing white beard. What is more, he has a board face and a little a little round belly that will be shake when he laughes, like a bowl full of jelly.
Nigeria (i/naɪˈdʒɪəriə/), officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. In terms of religion Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims and Christians with a very small minority who practice traditional religion.
The Country Ghana Ghana, a country on the West Coast of Africa, is one of the most thriving democracies on the continent. It has often been referred to as an "island of peace" in one of the most chaotic regions on earth. It shares boundaries with Togo to the east, la Cote d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north and the Gulf of Guinea, to the south. A recent discovery of oil in the Gulf of Guinea could make Ghana an important oil producer and exporter in the next few years. The country's economy is dominated by agriculture, which employs about 40 percent of the working population.
A lot of people throw large parties for Norouz. These parties are a gathering of close family and friends in which the host supplies a lot of food, fruits, and pastries. Some traditional Persian New Years dinners that are served are Sabzi Polo Mahi, which is rice with green herbs that is served with fish, Reshteh Polo, which is rice cooked with noodles, and Dolme Barg, which is vegetables mixed with meat that have been cooked and rapped in a vine leaf. During this party there is dancing and lots of socializing. Children are given gifts from Hajji Firuz and families usually give the younger generation money.