The Anglophone World: More than Meets the Eye

Which country does each of these pictures represent? What do you know about them? It's time for you to know more about the Anglophone World, but let's do it while having fun. Are you ready? Click on the image and start discovering new cultures.

The English language is spoken in a vast number of territories, not only in the UK and the US. 

However, very little is normally taught about the other English speaking countries. Luckily you will be able to explore this fascinating blog which brings you closer to traditions, monuments and history from other parts of the English speaking world.

Of course, this is a resource from which you can benefit, but we are sure we can learn many things from you too. So feel free to comment on the posts, as well as to share any related material. 

Let's get it started!

India: colour up your life!

If you want to get in the mood for this post from the beggining, click play on this amazing Indian song, entitled Chunari Chunari, part of the soundtrack of the award-winning film Monsoon Wedding, and begin your journey.

India is an exotic and extremely diverse country. 22 languages are listed as 'official' in the Constitution and almost 150 language are spoken by a sizeable population.

However, what India is most famous for in popular culture is the local female costume or 'sari', their jewelery and most importantly their film industry: Bollywood. 

Bollywood's musicals are characteristic for their dances and long songs with hardly any dialogue. Have you ever watched one or seen any reference to them in any western film or series?

This image shows the main dancing steps to be a true Bollywood dancer. Click on it to see a really funny example of The Simpsons dancing o it.

The colourful atmosphere present in India with their clothes and food full of spices increases on Holi, the Hindi spring celebration, also known as "the festival of colours" or "the festival of sharing love". Participants play, chase and colour each other with dry powder and coloured water arount open streets, parks, temples and buildings. Holi seems a great festival for everyone who is Hindi to enjoy together? Would you like to participate if you were to go to India?

A peculiar and interesting tradition of Holi is to colour elephants up with flowery shapes. Don't they look cute and happy?

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