Creole Culture
...he historians to assume that because the Africans were enslaved and forced to the New World that the Africans would forget about their African customs when they arrived in the New World. It is very possible that because of the lack of commonality between the slaves, their Africans heritages would eventually die off. However, with the time allowed to associate with one another, the Africans began to integrate each other’s unique customs with other local cultures of the New World: European and Native American. One of the first elements created of the Creole culture is the language. The Creole language usually consists of a mixture of English, Africans languages, and some variation of another European language. Nonetheless, the dominance of African linguistics is always visible and the cultural patterns would make the Creole culture an Afro-Creole culture. Another element soon develops after the Creole language is developed. The religious worships the Africans practiced adapted their old traditions to their new environment. In many cases, the slaves converted to Christianity. However, the Africans would add elements of their previous beliefs while practicing Christianity. The slaves would treat their Christian god with the same enthusiastic, expressive behavior that they would express to their important deity. The African incorporated African religious ritual forms such as dances, chants, trances, and spirit possession in their practice of Christianity. A modern form of today’s Creole influence is Gospel music, the call and response pattern characteristic of West African music was adapted and developed as the Africans took up Christianity. Although the Africans were able to transform their African cultures to adapt to the New World, they were never able to accept the fact...