What do St. Lucian’s like to do in their spare time?
How does it compare to what you do in your spare time?
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Use the table below to compare what you do in your spare time to what a St. Lucian
child does in theirs.
Our leisure time activities.
Leisure activities in St. Lucia.
Use the diagram below to list the activities that can only be done in St. Lucia, that
can only be done in Wales and those that can be done in both localities.
St. Lucia
Wales
Both
Festivals
St. Lucians are famous
for their many annual
festivals throughout the
year. The festivals are
celebrations of special
occasions, patron saints’
birthdays or national
holidays.
St Lucia is also famous for its annual
Jazz festival. Locals and tourists enjoy
the week long celebration held at
Rodney bay
Photo courtesy of www.thealabamabaptist.org
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Cricket
Cricket has always been a
popular sport on the
Caribbean islands.
St Lucia has a new
Cricket Stadium close to
Rodney Bay. It will play
host to the 2007 Cricket
World Cup.
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Beach
St Lucia is blessed with
many beaches backed by
lush vegetation.
The local children play on
the public beaches after
school and at weekends.
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Television
St Lucian children spend
a small proportion of
their time watching the
TV because they tend to
live an outdoor lifestyle.
During the rainy season it
is too wet to play outside,
so the children amuse
themselves by watching
TV. Many homes have
satellite dishes.
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Church
The Roman Catholic
church plays a big part in
the lives of St Lucians.
79% of the population are
Catholics.
Photo courtesy of www.thealabamabaptist.org
Every Sunday the whole
family attend Mass. This
is a time to wear their
best clothes.
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Coconuts
Local boys climb trees for
coconuts. They can also
make money from tourists
by demonstrating their
climbing skills.
The husk needs to be
removed and a hole
smashed into the shell to
drink the sweet coconut
liquid inside.
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