Caid and I are getting closer to becoming parents to our very own Jamaican-American-Brazilian. We are trying to figure out how to best impart all parts of Jamerazilian-ness to this little bundle of joy. Caid and I both went through a stage of figuring out where we fit, and what culture we identified with (Rachel born American, choosing Brazilian, Caid born Jamaican choosing American). The whole mixture can be very confusing. Here are so ideas that we want to incorporate for our future children:
Jamaican:
Holidays: August 6 Independence Day and third Monday of October National Hero day.
Music: Caid
Food: rice and peas, veggie patties
Language: (Caid) movies and tv, Caid's family
Brasilian:
Holidays: September 7 Independence Day and October 12 children's day
Music: church
Food: meatless fejoada
Language: movies/tv/community (when in Brazil)
American:
Holidays: July 4 and February 14 and March 17 and Thanksgiving
Music: all we know
Food: mac 'n cheese
Language: movies/tv/family
Do you have any other ideas, no matter where we are living, on things/how to pass on our different cultures?
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