Jamaica Wedding
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Jamaica is an island nation, with friendly people who speak excellent English. The people have a reputation for hospitality that is second to none other in the world, and the people are romantic at heart. A Jamaica wedding will put the bride and groom in the perfect place, at the perfect time to start a new life together.
The history of Jamaica is truly fascinating. The island nation was originally settled by people called the Taino from South America. They arrived probably 3,000 years ago, but their numbers diminished after contact with Europeans.
Christopher Columbus on his second voyage landed n 1494 and used Jamaica as his family’s estate. For a time Jamaica was ruled by Spain, but was taken by the English in 1655, by the Admiral William Penn, whose son founded the colony of Pennsylvania. Jamaica quickly became the world’s largest sugar producing and exporting nation. To harvest the sugar slaves were imported from Africa, and they soon outnumbered the English settlers.
Slavery was abolished in 1834 and Jamaica began the process of independence from the United Kingdom. In 1958 Jamaica became one of the provinces of the Federation of the West Indies, an organization of former British colonies.
Jamaica received full independence in 1962 and has held it ever since. Like many former British colonies the head of government ceremonially is the Queen of England, known here as the Queen of Jamaica. However, the actual operation of government is done by the Jamaican Parliament, with two houses: a House of Representatives and a Senate.
Jamaica, as you know, is an island. Part of the Greater Antilles, Jamaica is 240 kilometers in length and 80 kilometers in width and is located in the Caribbean. Closest neighbors are the island of Hispaniola which includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic 180 kilometers away, Cuba 150 kilometers away and Central America’s mainland, 630 kilometers away.
The original people of Jamaica called the island Xaymaca which meant land of springs or land of wood and water. Jamaica, after the USA and Canada, is the third most populous formerly British country in the Americas, and the people today are primarily descendants of Africans brought to Jamaica to work the sugar plantations.
Jamaica is full of history. At one time a pirate called Governor Morgan was powerful ruling from the town of Port Royal. But there are no pirates here today to disrupt a Jamaica wedding. Only friendly people, from the streets of the capital of Kingston to the balmy mountains, and the coastal villages.
What should you expect at a Jamaica wedding?
Perfect weather in paradise to start with. The sun shining down upon you, the water clear, the beaches clean, the people friendly and a joy to be around. Many people consider Jamaica the perfect place in the world. Wouldn’t it be nice to start your new life together on a tropical Caribbean island?
Access to Jamaica is easy through major airlines and the cost is reasonable. After getting to Jamaica and holding a fantastic Jamaica wedding thoughts will turn to the honeymoon holiday. What to do?
Well, many people enjoy the beach. Sunning, swimming, scuba diving, underwater photography, para-sailing, snorkeling, deep sea fishing, and for many just laying in a hammock or sitting in a reclining lounge chair sipping rum drinks with little umbrellas in them are considered the perfect way to spend time during a Jamaica honeymoon.
Many people are weary of going to a foreign country, afraid that the people there won’t speak your language and that you won’t speak theirs. Jamaica is a perfect choice in this regard because the official language of Jamaica is English...although sometimes you have to listen very carefully!
The familiar Jamaican accent with the upbeat rhythms is pleasant on the ears and many people enjoy listening to Jamaicans speak. Jamaica is a perfect choice for a vacation in paradise, and a Jamaica wedding is probably the best paradise vacation of all.
When planning a wedding, and with the background and understanding you now have, plan a Jamaica wedding and have an experience you’ll remember for a lifetime.
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