Crucian Chant - Folktales from St. Croix Walk Good: African and Caribbean Folktales

St. Croix is the largest of the virgin islands and the culture is a mixture of Native Carib & Taino, African, European & American.

The people are know are Crucians and the language spoken is English, previously Danish and Spanish is widely spoken.

National Dish Pot Fish and Fungi it's fried fish cornmeal (similar to Coo coo in Barbados) served with steam veggies

Fun facts about St. Croix - www.thevirginislands.com



1. Home to the oldest Baobab tree in the Caribbean - this tree is native to South African

2. St. Croix's Nickname is Twin City

3. St. Croix has the largest Agricultural Fair in the Caribbean.  Agrifest is a 3 day festival showcasing locally grown produce, sties, dance and more.  Takes place in February



Stories Retold in this Episode:

1. Anansi & Firefly

2. The Dumpling tree

The wheels bends and the story end

Join us next week, our stories come from Saint Martin

Learn something new, reminisce about the ol' days and most of all Walk Good.

Be safe and Well