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45-1136: [REDACTED] Look up kriol in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The word Kriol may mean: People [ edit ] Belizean Creole people , also known as Kriols Languages [ edit ] Creole language English-based creole language The English-based Australian Kriol language The English-based Belizean Creole language, also called Belizean Kriol The English-based Bocas del Toro Creole , or Colón Creole (Kriol), spoken in Panama The Portuguese-based Cape Verdean Creole The Portuguese-based Guinea-Bissau Creole The English-based Torres Strait Creole See also [ edit ] Creole language Creole peoples Krio (disambiguation) Kreol (disambiguation) Kriolu Kreyol (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

90-475: A tropical monsoon climate , with very warm to hot and humid conditions throughout the course of the year. The city has a lengthy wet season that runs from May through February and a short dry season covering the remaining two months. However, as is the characteristic of several cities with tropical monsoon climates, Belize City sees some precipitation during its dry season. March is Belize City's driest month with only 48 millimetres or 1.9 inches of rainfall observed,

135-726: A disastrous hurricane in 1931, led to development of Belize's first trade unions. From that organizing, they developed the first political party, the People's United Party (PUP). Creoles continue to lead the nation in politics. But conditions in Belize City worsened after another major hurricane in 1961 . Shortly thereafter large scale emigration began (and continues) to the United States and England. From those countries, working individuals sent back money to assist families left behind. Attempts to unite Creoles for development, such as

180-751: A new, syncretic Creole culture. By most accounts, the slaves in Belize led a better life than most in the West Indies, but were still mistreated. Many escaped to neighboring Spanish colonies, or formed small maroon settlements in the forest. These slaves reputedly assisted in the defense of the fledgling settlement for much of the late 18th century, particularly in the 1798 Battle of St. George's Caye . This history has been debated and generates controversy in Belize. The Creoles settled where they had work: mainly in Belize Town (now Belize City ) and along

225-544: A somewhat unusual month for a city with this climate type. Typically the driest month for a city with a tropical monsoon climate is the month after the winter solstice, which in Belize City would be January. Average monthly temperatures remain relatively constant throughout the course of the year, ranging from 24 to 28 °C (75.2 to 82.4 °F). Belize City has more educational institutions at every level than any other city in Belize. Most city children in Belize attend high school. The only three schools that are not coed are on

270-402: A thick stew with cocoyam and tripe, and a wide variety of dishes made with fish. Coconut milk and oil are common ingredients, though they have become increasingly rare and expensive. A plague of "lethal yellowing" killed most of the coconut trees in the 1990s. In Belize , cassava was traditionally made into "bammy," a small fried cassava cake related to Garifuna cassava bread. The cassava root

315-658: A variety of pies. Belize City Belize City is the largest city in Belize . It was once the capital of the former British Honduras . According to the 2022 census, Belize City has a population of 63,999 people. It is at the mouth of the Haulover Creek , which is a distributary of the Belize River . The Belize River empties into the Caribbean Sea eight kilometres (five miles) from Belize City on

360-449: A wide range of physical features, ranging from dark skin and kinky hair, to fair skin and blonde hair, with many gradations in between. The term Creole denotes an ethnic culture rather than any narrow standard of physical appearance. In Belize, Creole is the standard term for any person of at least partial Black African descent who is not Garinagu , or any person who speaks Kriol as a first or sole language. Thus, immigrants from Africa and

405-458: Is an unusual Creole dance that survives from colonial times. In that period, slaves met in different parts of Belize City in "tribes," based on their African region of origin, to celebrate the Christmas holidays. Traditionally the group would form a big circle in the night around a full moon in the center of a square. One person at a time would go in the middle of the ring to dance. The male dance

450-648: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Belizean Creole people Belizean Creoles are primarily mixed-raced descendants of enslaved West and Central Africans who were brought to the British Honduras (present-day Belize along the Bay of Honduras ) as well as the English and Scottish log cutters, known as the Baymen who trafficked them. Over

495-533: Is different from that of the female because it is a fertility dance. The dance marks the time when girls and boys who are considered sexually mature may dance in public as part of their passage to adulthood. From colonial days, music and dance have been an essential part of the Creole culture, as they were in contributing cultures. Drum-led dancing was a major part of Christmas and other celebrations in Creole communities. A style of music called Brukdown originated from

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540-612: Is grated, rinsed well, dried, salted, and pressed to form flat cakes about 4 inches in diameter and 1/2-inch thick. The cakes are lightly fried, then dipped in coconut milk and fried again. Bammies were usually served as a starchy side dish with breakfast, with fish dishes, or alone as a snack. Cassava Pone (Plastic Cake) is a traditional Belizean Creole and pan- West Indian cassava flour cake, sometimes made with coconuts and raisins. Other common desserts include Sweet Potato Pone, Bread Pudding, stretch-mi-guts (a kind of taffy), tableta (coconut crisp), wangla (sesame) and powderbun, as well as

585-490: The 1931 hurricane and the 1961 Hurricane Hattie , and at various times areas of the city have burnt down, the most recent being fires in the 1999 and 2004. The city was also hit hard by Hurricane Richard in 2010 and by the 2016 Hurricane Earl . Fires on the Northside and Southside have burnt out great stretches of housing, but the fire department was able to quench most of these. The city is also susceptible to flooding in

630-638: The Congo , and Angola . Other slaves were taken from the Wolof , Fula , Hausa and Kongo peoples. The Igbo (known as Eboe or Ibo) seem to have been particularly numerous; one section of Belize Town was still known as Eboe Town in the first half of the 19th century. At first, many slaves maintained African ethnic identifications and cultural practices. Gradually, however, they combined some of their cultures, as well as adapting to elements of Europeans ones; in this process of creolization, their descendants created

675-596: The Philip Goldson Highway on the coast of the Caribbean . The city is the country's principal port and its financial and industrial hub. Cruise ships drop anchor outside the port and are tendered by local citizens. The city was almost entirely destroyed in October 1961 when Hurricane Hattie swept ashore. It was the capital of British Honduras (as Belize was then named) until the government was moved to

720-649: The United Black Association for Development , have met mixed results. As part of the September celebrations, the annual Creole Festival is held on the grounds of the House of Culture. The festival is notable as part of an effort by Belize's Creole population to assert itself as a distinct group, rich with its own traditions. Maypole is a celebration that includes a maypole, a tall wooden pole, decorated with several long colored ribbons suspended from

765-603: The most recent municipal elections in 2024, the mayor is Bernard Wagner of the People's United Party . The city is also home to the House of Culture , formerly the official residence of the Governor-General of Belize until 1984. The Supreme Court of Belize still sits in Belize City. Belize City will have railway lines southwestward to Spanish Lookout via Belmopan and northward to Orange Walk Town . Feasibility studies are being conducted by CRECG . The city

810-544: The Africans and Europeans, was historically spoken only by them. The Creoles constituted the majority of the population until the 1980s and became synonymous with the Belizean national identity. In the 21st century, Creoles are found predominantly in urban areas, such as Belize City , and in most coastal towns and villages. Until the early 1980s, Belizean Creoles constituted close to 60% of the population of Belize . But,

855-655: The Central American coast from the 16th century and earlier, and were also used by the Spanish further down the coast. By 1724, the British too were acquiring slaves from Jamaica and elsewhere to cut logwood and later mahogany . The earliest reference to African slaves in the British settlement of Belize appeared in a 1724 Spanish missionary's account, which stated that the British recently had been importing them from Jamaica and Bermuda . The Europeans sexually abused

900-509: The Hummingbird Elementary School. Belize City's culture is considered similar to that of Caribbean capital cities such as St. George's, Grenada , or Georgetown, Guyana . Always busy in the daytime, the city has the hustle and bustle one would associate with a city of 70,800. Notable cultural events include Garifuna Settlement Day (November 19), Belize City Carnival (September), Baron Bliss Day (March 9). Museums in

945-571: The Northside: Saint John's College (boys), Saint Catherine's Academy (girls) and Pallotti High School (girls). One Southside school that was previously all girls, Sadie Vernon Technical (Belize Continuation), became coed in 2005. There are three other private schools in Belize City: Belize Elementary School and its continuation Belize High School behind it, both on Princess Margret Drive, and

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990-509: The West Indies who have settled in Belize and intermarried with locals may also identify as Creole. The concept of Creole as mixed race has embraced nearly any individual who has Afro-European ancestry combined with any other ethnicity, including Mestizo or Maya. When the National Kriol Council began standardizing the orthography for Kriol, it decided to promote the spelling Kriol only for the language but to continue to use

1035-421: The all-night "brams" or parties thrown by Creole families; these focused on both social commentary and hijinks. Brukdown is a genre of Belizean music . Wilfred Peters , Brukdown's most well-known contemporary performer and innovator, is regarded as a Belizean national icon. The music is a mixture of European harmonies , African syncopated rhythms and call-and-response format, and lyrical elements from

1080-491: The banks of the Belize River in the original logwood settlements, including Burrell Boom , Bermudian Landing , Crooked Tree , Gracie Rock , Rancho Dolores , Flowers Bank , and Belmopan . There were also substantial numbers in and around the plantations south of Belize City and Placencia . Many Creoles were involved in the trade in live sea turtles , and other fisheries. During the 19th century, they spread out to all

1125-536: The banks of the Haulover Creek extending to Barrack Road. St. John's Cathedral stands on the southern end of Albert Street. St. John's is the oldest Anglican Church in Central America, and one of the oldest buildings in Belize. The orange bricks came to Belize aboard British ships as ballast. Construction began in 1812, and the church was completed in 1820. St. John's is the only Anglican cathedral in

1170-474: The center of British control was here. This sentiment remains true today. Even though people like Antonio Soberanis Gómez , George Price and Evan X Hyde all lobbied to take their movements outside, and other ethnic groups such as the Garifuna and Mestizos sprang up elsewhere in the country, people looked to Belize Town for guidance. Belize City has been directly struck by two hurricanes since 1900,

1215-677: The city include the Bliss Institute , Image Factory Art Foundation and Gallery , the Maritime Museum and the Museum of Belize . There is an annual Street Art Festival . The majority of working Belizeans travel to work in downtown offices or else ply their trade on the street sides. Belize City is home to branches of all the major banks of Belize and the Central Bank, as well as nearly all insurance centers, marketplaces and

1260-761: The decline as youths adopt the cultures of the outside world. Among the main staples of a Creole dinner are rice and beans with some type of meat, for example stewed chicken, baked chicken, stewed pork, stewed beef etc.; salad, whether potato, vegetable, or coleslaw; seafoods, including fish, conch, lobster; some game meats, including iguana, deer, peccary and gibnut; and ground foods such as cassava, potatoes, cocoa and plantains. Fresh juice or water are typically served, occasionally replaced by soft drinks and alcoholic beverages (homemade wines made from sorrel, berries, cashew, sorosi, grapefruit and rice are especially common). Breakfasts usually include Creole bread and Kriol bun, johnny-cakes and frycakes (also called fry jacks). Since

1305-467: The demographics of the country have changed markedly. Because of the combined effects of immigration to Belize of people from other Central American countries, and emigration of an estimated 85,000 Creoles, most to the United States, in the early 21st century the Creoles make up only about 25% of the population of Belize. As a result of centuries of mixed-race ancestry, persons identifying as Creole express

1350-399: The districts, particularly Dangriga and Monkey River , as the colony grew. Their sense of pride led to occasional clashes with authority, such as the 1894 currency devaluation riots, which foreshadowed greater conflicts to come. In the 20th century, the Creoles took the lead in organizing development of the settlement. Riots in 1919 and 1934, combined with terrible conditions resulting from

1395-783: The east side of Central American Boulevard are Mesopotamia, Queen's Square and Albert, which are slightly better. Albert contains the downtown streets of Albert and Regent Streets. The divisions of the city are linked by four bridges: the Swing Bridge, at Market Square and North Front Street; the Belchina Bascule Bridge at the Douglas Jones Street and Youth for the Future Drive junction; the Belcan Bridge linking Central American Boulevard and

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1440-565: The female slaves, resulting in numerous mixed-race children. In the second half of the eighteenth century, the slave population hovered around 3,000, making up about three-quarters of the total population. Most slaves, even if they were brought through West Indian markets, were born in Africa, primarily from Ghana ( Ga and Ewe people, Ashanti - Fante ), around the Bight of Benin and Bight of Biafra ; Nigeria ( Yoruba , Igbo , Efik );

1485-401: The late 20th century, Creoles have adopted foods from other groups, particularly "Spanish" dishes made with tortillas. A more general national Belizean cuisine has developed and adopted traditional foods brought by the many Central American immigrants. Creoles in general eat a relatively balanced diet. The bile up (or boil up) is described above. Other important Creole foods are cowfoot soup,

1530-542: The like. Belize City is the hub for both national and international air, sea and road travel. The city is home to the Port of Belize , the country's main port facility. Belize City is operated by a mayor-council form of government. The Belize City Council is composed of 10 councillors (generally reflecting the ten constituencies of Belize City ) and a mayor, all elected in municipal elections held every third year in March. After

1575-434: The native peoples of the area. In its modern form, brukdown is a rural folk music, associated especially with the logging towns of the Belizean interior. Traditional instruments include the banjo , guitar , drums , dingaling bell, accordion and a donkey's jawbone , played by running a stick up and down the teeth. Brukdown remains a rural, rarely recorded genre. This music and the social gatherings associated with it are on

1620-460: The new capital of Belmopan in 1970. Belize City was founded as "Belize Town" in 1638 by English lumber harvesters . It had been a small Maya settlement called Holzuz . Belize Town was ideal for the English as a central post because it was on the sea and a natural outlet for local rivers and creeks down which the British shipped logwood and mahogany . Belize Town also became the home of

1665-682: The rainy season. Belize City spreads out Mile 6 on the Western Highway and Mile 5 on the Northern Highway, at the Haulover Bridge. The city proper is usually divided into two areas: Northside, bounded by Haulover Creek and ending in the east at the Fort George area, and Southside, extending to the outskirts of the city and the port area including downtown. Politically, it is divided into ten constituencies. Freetown,

1710-485: The roundabout leading to the Northern Highway and Caribbean Shores, and a recently built fourth bridge linking Fabers' Road and the southern Lake Independence/Port Loyola area to the Belama and northwest suburbs of the city. Numerous smaller bridges link individual streets. The three main canals running in Belize City, are Haulover Creek, Burdon Canal and Collet Canal. All of them run through Southside. Belize City features

1755-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kriol . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kriol&oldid=1143705329 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1800-551: The spelling Creole to refer to the people in English. According to local research, the Belizean Creoles descended from unions between polyglot buccaneers and European settlers who developed the logwood trade in the 17th century, and the African slaves whom they kidnapped and used as enslaved laborers to cut and ship the logwood. The National Kriol Council of Belize says that black slaves had been used as workers on

1845-407: The thousands of African slaves brought in by the English ( later the British, beginning in 1707 ) to toil in the forestry industry. It was the coordination site for the 1798 Battle of St. George's Caye , won by the British against would-be invaders, and the home of the local courts and government officials up to the 1970s. For this reason, historians often say that "the capital was the colony", because

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1890-748: The top. This is similar to Palo de Mayo or Maypole in RAAS region in Nicaragua . There is no definite answer as to how the custom reached Nicaragua. Many historians note that there are many differences in the celebration and that it came from the Nicaraguan Creoles who inhabited Nicaragua's Caribbean coast; other historians believe it came indirectly from Jamaica . Maypoles were historically also part of traditional British customs in England. The traditional fire sambai of Gales Point Manatee

1935-493: The westernmost constituency on Northside, is home to the Belama, Coral Grove, Buttonwood Bay and Vista Del Mar suburbs. Within the city proper it extends up to around the former Belize Technical College area. Caribbean Shores includes Kings' Park, a small suburb north and west of Freetown Road, West Landivar, home to two of the University of Belize 's three city campuses, and residential University Heights. Pickstock inhabits

1980-628: The world outside England where the crowning of kings took place. Fort George is perhaps the most colonial area in the city and contains Memorial Park, the Baron Bliss Grave and Baron Bliss Lighthouse and the Museum of Belize. On the Southside, Lake Independence, Collet and Port Loyola are home to some of the city's poorest residents. "London bridges", rickety wooden pallets linking dwellings, and low-strung poles are not uncommon here. On

2025-399: The years they have also intermarried with Miskito from Nicaragua , Jamaicans and other Caribbean people , Mestizos , Europeans , Garifunas , Mayas , and Chinese and Indians . The latter were brought to Belize as indentured laborers. Majority of Kriols trace their ancestry to several of the aforementioned groups. The Belize Kriol language, developed initially by interaction among

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