Africa-Press – Seychelles. “Let’s value our Creole”
“Let’s value our creole and take the opportunity to use it to offer new services and products, to attract our visitors.”
This is part of the message of the secretary general of the National Institute for Culture, Heritage and Land, Mr. David Andre, on the occasion of the International Creole Language Day, which is celebrated on October 28 every year.
Mr. Andre’s full message reads as follows:
“The month of October will remain one of the most important months for our nation of Seychellois as a Creole people. This month is the time when, as a Creole nation, we come together to celebrate and manifest what is most fundamental to us, and that is our Creole culture. A culture with different mixed races, which makes us a unique people.
“Our creolity includes all people, regardless of race, color, origin, social or economic status. There is no exclusion in our creole, but there is a unity that brings us all together. This is the strength that allows us to play an exemplary role among the Creolephone community and the whole world.
“Our Creole culture is a big part of our daily life. It influences our way of thinking, our hope, our loyalty, our pride, and it gives us a sense of belonging in our community and society. Our culture is the engine that makes us learn where we come from, where we are and where we want to go, as our Kreol Festival logo says, ‘A fence in the past, a fence in the future’.
“There is a lot to rediscover in our Creole culture. It is our Creole language that helps us form our first words from childhood. It is our cultural traditions that give us good moral values and make us responsible citizens. Our Creole food bands and resets demonstrate the richness and richness of our sea and land, without forgetting our music and the land, which continues to demonstrate our talent and enrich our cultural repertoire. Let’s value these assets and take the opportunity to use our creole to offer new services and products, to attract our visitors.
“The preservation, promotion and transmission of our culture should be the responsibility of all Seyselwa. Remember that our culture is the light we have passed that is in our hands today, to allow us to illuminate our future.
“Happy Creole Day to you too.”
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