Heineken beer

A homemade frozen pop popular with children. It is made by pouring mixed drinks into small transparent plastic bags, tying the bags to seal them, and freezing. They are normally consumed by sucking a small hole bitten in one corner of the bag.

Otaheite apple; Pear shaped fruit with red skin and white flesh. Typically, they contain a single large seed. However, they may occasionally be seedless. The fruit is sweet and is usually eaten raw or used to make drinks.

A Disc Jockey. One who selects the music to be played at an event.

A homemade frozen pop popular with children. It is made by pouring mixed drinks into small transparent plastic bags, tying the bags to seal them, and freezing. They are normally consumed by sucking a small hole bitten in one corner of the bag.

A disrespectful reply. Usually from a child to a parent or teacher.

A sport similar to table tennis, but played on a 21ft by 10ft floor or ground surface. The sport originated in Barbados in the 1930s

Norman Washington Manley MM QC National Hero of Jamaica (4 July 1893 – 2 September 1969), was a Jamaican statesman. A Rhodes Scholar, Manley became one of Jamaica's leading lawyers in the 1920s. With his cousin, Alexander Bustamante, Manley was an advocate of the universal suffrage that was granted the colony in 1944.

A homemade firework popular around the Christmas/New Year's season

An alcoholic beverage made by soaking anise leaves in rum and adding sugar for sweetening.

A sweet syrup used to make drinks. It contains flavors of almond, ginger and/or cloves, and lime, and sometimes vanilla or allspice. The syrup can be alcoholic or nonalcoholic. The consistency is thick, with color ranging from white to light amber, and it may be clear or translucent.

A festival of celebration held the night before National Day, otherwise known as St. Lucy's day.

A Haitian analogue to Santa Claus

To beat butter with a spoon in a large water filled container in order to remove salt and make it suitable for use in recipes like black cake.

A dense steamed cake/pudding made with dried vine fruit (raisins, prunes, etc) that have been steeped in rum or wine.

A spicy spinach based soup flavoured with pork. It is often eaten as a Boxing Day tradition.

A late night church service to usher in the new year.

A dish consisting of mixed meat stewed with capers, olives, raisins and prunes, wrapped in cornmeal, then wrapped in banana or plantain leaves and boiled.

Centipede; Any of a wide set of many legged arthropods. They are venomous, and their bites may have effects ranging from mild discomfort to life threatening. Their colouration varies with some being black or dark brown and others being orange and blue.

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