East Timor Culture

East Timor Culture

by Vishal Kumar



Timor Leste culture is actually an amalgamation of people from different society and religion. The tourists are often amazed to see this blend of separate culture that forms a unique and unified Timor Leste culture. The origin of this Timor Leste culture is rooted in the history of the nation. Timor Leste was a colony of the Portuguese and the Dutch. Later in different times, the Australians and the Japanese also invaded in this small piece of land. All these countries had their own culture and society and though they left East Timor, the influence of this different religion left a mark on the local culture and society.

When we deal with the culture of Timor Leste, we need to consider the Timor Leste society, the social problems in Timor Leste which includes the problem of poverty in the country. The majority of population here are Roman catholics. There are also Muslims and Hindu-Buddhists here in the country. But they are almost negligible when compared to the total population. However, child education has been a major concern here for the government. The women rights are also taken care of by the government these days. Another major problem in East Timor is poverty. Government is working hard to overcome this problem.




East Timor Art

East Timor Art comprises of the textiles, handicrafts, dances, music and the various paintings of Timor Leste. Timor Leste has a very important textile called the Tais. Tais conveys the beautiful and ancient…

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East Timor Children

East Timor Children constitute more than sixty percent of the population of the country. East Timor Children have been greatly affected by the civil violence and political instability of the country and there…

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East Timor Christmas

Christmas in East Timor is one of the most important festivals. The Christmas day there is a national holiday and marks the time when everybody and everything seems to be in…

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East Timor Education

East Timor Education is quite well organized and the government of East Timor has taken the necessary steps to make the educational system strong. In the year 2001 East Timor Education…

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East Timor Food

The staple East Timor Food consists of Rice. Besides, the other food crops grown here include Maize, sweet potatoes, cassava, and Taro. The vegetables that form a part of the East Timor Food consist…

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East Timor Language

East Timor Language comprises of many kinds of languages and the main language of the country is Tetum. Tetum has an influence of the Portuguese origin and is actually an Austronesian…

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East Timor Portuguese

East Timor Portuguese share a historic connection with the country of Portugal as they were the first European invaders who came to East Timor. East Timor Portuguese connection started back in the sixteenth century and…

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East Timor Poverty

Poverty is one of the main problems in both the developing as well as in the underdeveloped countries. Every year, a large number of people from these countries are found to…

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East Timor Problems

When we take a look at the problems of East Timor, we find that this small land often experienced some critical problems from the early days. The problems in East Timor began with the Portuguese…

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