St. Martin Research Paper

Influences of food in St. Martin Dating back to 800 A.D, St. Martin was the home of the Carib Indians who over took, killed and enslaved the Arawaks, whom previously lived in the Island. The Carib Indians where known for their cannibalism traits, they felt that by eating the flesh of other humans who seemed greater than them, meant they absorbed their power. Carib derived from the word Karibna which meant person, it easily led to the word cannibal which was what the Europeans called them. They related cannibalism as war rituals. In 1493 on November 11, Christopher Columbus landed on the Isla de San Martin, later is became known as St. Martin Day. The holiday of St. Martin Day is in celebration of the Saint Martin, who was the third bishop of Tours and performed missionary work as well as helping the poor. Typically, goose is served on the feast of St. Martin, however, the custom has been replaced in some places by serving mulled wine, hot cocoa and Weckmänner; baked goods in the shape of a man holding a clay pipe in his mouth. The holiday is given life by the custom lanterns made by the people who participate, it symbolizes the light that holiness brings to the darkness. St. Martin’s day celebrates the end of the growing season and the beginning of harvesting. It also celebrates the last day before the fasting of Advent begins. On this …show more content…
Martin from the Dutch, who had previously settled there in 1631. After countless failed attempts to win back St. Martin the Dutch fell back and decided to surrender the Island to the Spanish, who fifteen years later lost their inclination to continue defending it and decided to desert it. Due to this desertion the Island was once again free and overtaken by the Dutch and the French, dividing the Island in half, both countries stablished their culture on either side. St. Martin is known for its Ti Puch, the trademark cocktail of the French West Indies, made from rum distilled from raw cane syrup and