British Virgin Islands

The population of British Virgin Islands is basically peace-loving people who reside in harmony. Get a warm welcome from this multi cultural people who descended from Afro-Caribbean region. The major ethnic groups belong to the British and European origin. The religion that thrives here are Protestant Christian, Methodist, Anglican, and Catholic .

Arts: Take a tour to the picturesque village of Crafts Alive and glance through the reminiscent of the wooden gable end houses that were an important feature of this place during the 20th century. Watch out the African dolls dressed in traditional attire, and several pottery made products. Glance through the Indonesian and African sculptures, African Zulu masks, bird covers and rattan baskets, which are authentically designed here.

Culture: Participate in The Easter Festival and the Emancipation Festival, which is celebrated during the spring and the summer months. The Christmas Festival that is held in the Main Street of the Road Town bring along the festive mood where streets are all lit with attractive lights. Take part in the crafts fairs, which displays works on rattan, terracotta, oil paintings and watercolors. The traditional culture of the region rests on the African and European refinements.

Music: The aboriginal music of this place is the famous scratch bands, which were popularly known as the fungi bands. They contributed a different class of music known as quelbe played with gourds and washboards instruments. Cariso is the popular folk song of the region along with the sounds of St. Thomas' bamboula tunes. Quadrille being the authentic native dance where the Heritage dancers are the widely honored dance troupe of the town.