Underwater sculpture in Grenada in honor of African Ancestors who were thrown overboard the slave ships during the Middle Passage of the African Holocaust. This is located in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Grenada under water… Pass it along so more people will know about this wonderful work of art in honor of those who perished so tragically. Artist, Jason DeCaires Taylor.

After slavery was abolished in 1850, there was a shortage of labor on the plantations, and therefore the British imported a considerable number of indentured laborers from Ghana (Fantes and other Akans and some Gas), Nigeria, mostly Yoruba nd Igbo-speakers from Ilesha. Although they were superficially Christianized, they have kept a number of their original religious traditions until today. In the Shango cult, Yoruba deities ( orishas ) are invoked in a dialect derived from their native African language. Obeah worship has something to do with Akan Tigare and Akom divination.

About 65 percent of Grenadians are Roman Catholic. Most of the rest belong to Protestant denominations which include Anglican, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, and Baptist. Most of Grenada’s small Indian population is Hindu. Shango, a traditional African religion, is still practiced, generally in combination with Christian beliefs. African religious practices are especially prominent on the small island of Carriacou. The mingling of Christian and African traditions can be seen in the island’s boat-christening ceremonies, which combine holy water, sacrificial goats, and African-derived Big Drum music.

BY kwekudee