Venezuela+Culture

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**Dance into Venezuelan Culture **

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 * The culture of Venezuela is a combination of other cultures. **
 * **These cultures include cultures of native Indians, Caribbeans, Spaniards, Italians, and the Africa slaves who were brought to Venezuela during the Spanish colonization. **

**Language: **
>>> **//Buenos Dias// - Good Morning ** >>> **//Adios// - Goodbye **
 * **The most common language spoken in Venezuela is Spanish, but over forty languages are spoken here. **
 * **A few words in Spanish are: **
 * **//Hola// - Hello **
 * **There are also indigenous languages spoken in Venezuela ([|Languages]). **
 * **Most widely spoken indigenous languages include: Wayuu, Warao, Piaroa, Yanomami, Kahlihna, Manduhuaca, Panaré, Pemón, Guahibo and Nhengtu. **
 * **Most of these languages originated from the Caribs, the Arawaks, and the Chibcha Indians. **

**Religion: **

 * **Most Venezuelans follow the religion of Roman Catholicism. **
 * **There are some Venezuelans who practice protestantism and others follow tribal beliefs. **


 * <span style="background-color: #d20c0c; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Education: **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In more recent years, Venezuela has made great progress in their education. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Education begins with nine years in elementary school. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">After nine years, students move to secondary school for two to three years and comes in two stages. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">First stage: Provides a general education in the sciences and humanities **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Second stage: Prepares students for the university and offers specialization in philosophy and literature, physical science and mathematics, or biological science. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">There are also technical and vocational schools. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">These schools provide instruction in industry and commerce, the trades, nursing, and social welfare. **

**<span style="background-color: #d20c0c; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Music and Dance: **
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 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Venezuelan music is a mixture of African, Spanish, and native music. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">//Cuatro// is the national musical instrument. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">//Gaita// is the traditional national music. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">//Joropo// is the national dance. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Salsa is another popular dance. **

**<span style="background-color: #d20c0c; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Sports: **

 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In Venezuela, sports play an extremely important role in the peoples' life! Sports are played for fun, but more often they are taken up as a profession. Some of these sports include: **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Baseball - This is one of the most popular games played here. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Football **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Tennis**

**<span style="background-color: #d20c0c; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Holidays: **

 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Venezuela celebrates Christmas Day on December 25th **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">On April 19th is Declaration of Independence Day **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">On July 5th is Independence Day **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">October 12th in Venezuela is the Day of Indigenous Resistance **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This day is celebrated in Venezuela as the day Christopher Columbus discovered America. **

**<span style="background-color: #d20c0c; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Food: **

 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The cuisine found in Venezuela has many different influences. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">These influences include European influences (Italian, Spanish, and French), African, and indigenous influences. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">On the coast cuisine **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Quality fish, shellfish, crayfish, and fish soups and stew. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mountainous region cuisine **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Most famous dish is arepa, which is made with wheat. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Meat and sausages **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Fresh trout dishes **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Amazon region cuisine **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Main ingredients - yucca, corn, beans, and bananas **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Turtles, tapirs, deep fried ants **

**<span style="background-color: #d20c0c; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Architecture: **

 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Venezuela is best-known for its modern architecture. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This type of architecture developed after the discovery of oil. **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The buildings built during the colonial period are simple and have Spanish architectural style. **

//**<span style="background-color: #d20c0c; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Venezuela's history and combination of numerous cultures makes Venezuela a very unique nation. **//

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