2020 Shelburne Multicultural Day Event - Virtual
2020 Shelburne Multicultural Day Event - Virtual
African paintings
Artist: Abdul Wahid.
These are Ethiopian inspired art capturing the beauty and look of the culture!
Caribbean Culture
Artist: Local Shelburne Ontario
Title of this piece is called Caribbean Woman!!
LGBTQ2S+ community
Represents the artist's identity as/a call of justice for the LGBTQ2S+ community
Performance/Events/Sports
Bhangra
Name of performance: Bhangra
Performed by :Alisha Grewal in pink suiteBubleen Bahga in yellow and orange suiteKanchen in blue suite
The first dance is called Bhangra originating from Punjab India.
Giddha
Name of performance: Giddha.
Performed by :Alisha Grewal in Pink
Bubleen Bahga in yellow and orange
Kanchen in blue
Puneet Sidhu in red suite
Jia Shergill in black frock (long dress)
It is a popular folk dance of women in Punjab . The dance is often considered derived from the ancient dance known as the ring dance and is just as energetic as bhangra.
It creatively display feminine grace, elegance and flexibility and clapping involved.
Ottawa Valley Step Dancing - Reel
Name of performance: Ottawa Valley Step Dancing - Reel
Name: Sarah Bannon
Culture it represents: Form of Canadian step dancing that originated in the Ottawa Valley. It contains influences from a variety of cultures including Scottish and Irish.
Name of Event: Mehndi Ceremony
Mehndi Ceremony is an event where the guests, family and friends of the bride and groom go up to them and apply henna paste on their hands.
Mehndi decor usually consists of decorative umbrellas and the traditional outfits.
Outfits worn by the ladies and or children are the :
lengha ( short blouse ) with ( long skirt ) Or
Pyjami suite ( long blouse ) with ( tights )
Event: Cricket
Shelburne's first practice cricket game!
Culture: England, India, and Caribbean
History:
The sport of cricket has a known history beginning in the late 16th century. Having originated in south-east England, it became the country's national sport in the 18th century and has developed globally in the 19th and 20th centuries. International matches have been played since 1844 and Test cricket began, retrospectively recognized, in 1877. Cricket is the world's second most popular spectator sport after association football (soccer). Governance is by the International Cricket Council (ICC) which has over one hundred countries and territories in membership although only twelve currently play Test cricket.
Culture: Netherlands
N is for the Netherlands where they love their football (aka soccer) and cheer for the national team by yelling "Hup Oranje!" (Go Orange!)
The Dutch soccer team's color is orange as a nod to the Dutch Royal family, the House of Orange, founded by Willem van Oranje who led the Dutch to independence from Spain in 1581.
Food/Recipes
Dish: Punjabi Mutton Curry
Punjabi Mutton Curry goes well with all Indian breads such as tandoori roti, butter roti and even garlic naan.
Culture: Punjabi
Punjabi cuisine itself is very famous for its garam masala, which is prepared by dry roasting all the whole spices and grinding to a fine powder. This garam masala brings a strong touch Punjabi food culture in any dish.
Dish: Malai Kofta
Culture: India
Malai Kofta is a very popular Indian vegetarian dish where balls (kofta) made of potato and paneer are deep fried and served with a creamy and spiced tomato based curry.
Dish: Guyanese/Trinidadian Vanilla Fudge
Culture: Guyana/Trinidad
Typically made for religious events or special events such as birthdays or anniversaries
Ingredients
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1 can evaporated milk (12 oz)
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1 can condensed milk (14 oz)
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2 cups brown Demerara sugar
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¾ cup water
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2 tbsp butter
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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Dish: Portuguese Sweet Rice (Arroz Doce)
Culture: Portuguese
Ingredients 1 ½ quarts milk 1 cup uncooked white rice 1 cup white sugar 2 large eggs eggs, beaten Cinnamon to garnish
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/20305/portuguese-sweet-rice/
Dish: oliebollen
Culture: Netherlands
In the winter, stalls selling oliebollen (a dumpling/doughnut with raisins) pop up all over the country.
Dutch people also typically make it at home as part of New Year's celebrations.
Interesting fact: The now discontinued Dutchie from Tim Horton's was inspired by the oliebol.