Silhanese Ethnicity
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Sinhalese
-Started about 543 B.C.E.
-They believe they are descendants of Prince Vijaya.
-Most Sinhalese people live in Sri Lanka today.
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Location
Most of the Sinhalese people today live in Sri Lanka, a small island off the southern coast of India. The national capital of Sri Lanka is Colombo. There,the climate is tropical monsoon weather most of the year.
Map of Sri Lanka
Religion
In Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese people are Theravada Buddhists and Muslim, but there are a small
amount of Christians as well. Besides Buddhism, they believe they are descendants of a Prince.
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Language
The official language of the Sinhalese people is called Sinhala. As of now, it is spoken by more than 16 million people in Sri Lanka as well as another 3 million in other countries. (16th most spoken language)
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Sinhalese Culture
The Sinhalese people have many similar cultural characteristics that are also common in India, such as curry and rice related dishes.
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Family Life
In the Sinhalese culture, the higher the social class means the higher they are in their system of hierarchy.
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Family Life (cont.)
All relationships made, whether in family life or business, must refer back to the hierarchical system.
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Cultural Characteristics
Children are taught Buddhist at a very young age and they do not respect English respect the English style of teaching.
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Sports & Games
There are many games played by the Sinhalese people. The two major sports played are soccer and cricket.
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