Culture of the Solomon Islands
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[edit] Traditional culture
In the traditional culture of the Solomon Islands, age-old customs are handed down from one generation to the next, allegedly from the ancestral spirits themselves, to form the cultural values to Solomon Islands. Culturally, the Solomon Islands are a part of Melanesia, and the indigenous peoples are Melanesians.
[edit] Contemporary culture
In the contemporary Solomon Islands, as elsewhere in Melanesia, kastom is the core of the assertion of traditional values and cultural practices in a modern context.[1] The Kastom Gaden Association[2], for example, advocates growing and eating traditional foods rather than imported ones.[3]
[edit] Languages
There are at least 64 languages in the Solomon Islands, not counting English and Pijin.[4] The Islands' languages are part of the great diversity of the Austronesian languages of Melanesia.
[edit] Notable figures
Notable figures in contemporary Solomon Islands culture include painter Ake Lianga and musician Sharzy. Writers include John Saunana and Celo Kulagoe.[5]
[edit] See also
- Music of the Solomon Islands
- Literature of the Solomon Islands
- Languages of the Solomon Islands
- Religion in the Solomon Islands
[edit] References
- ^ "The Politics of Indigenous Identity, Ethnicity and Tradition", University of Hawai'i, Center for Pacific Islands Studies
- ^ "Gaden", not "Garden". The word belongs to the Pijin language, not English.
- ^ "Don’t rely on import food: Kastom Gaden", Solomon Star, May 5, 2008
- ^ Ples Blong Iumi: Solomon Islands the Past Four Thousand Years, Hugh Laracy (ed.), University of the South Pacific, 1989, ISBN 982-02-0027-X
- ^ "English in the South Pacific", John Lynch and France Mugler, University of the South Pacific
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