Of ethnic population of South America is divided into three categories – blacks, whites and Indians.
Amazing mixture of a population of South America. Moreover, each country has its own mix of nationalities, which gives rise to the peculiarity of the modern people of the country.
Immigration to South America, narodoobrazovanie occurred in each country differently, due to historical and geographical reasons.
To date, the approximate composition of the population can describe this:
Most of the population occupy the mestizo, that is, descendants of interracial marriages in countries such as Ecuador, Paraguay, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Indians form the majority in only two countries in South America – Peru and Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil large part of the population is of African descent. However, while in Brazil most of the population are still descendants of Europeans, immigrants from Spain and Italy, Portugal and Germany. About 10% of Brazilians have a German origin. In addition, Brazil is home to a large number of Ukrainians, about 1 million people.
Most of the population of European origin and in Argentina and Uruguay. They are the descendants of immigrants from Spain and Italy.
In Chile, over a hundred years there was a wave of immigration from Germany, France, England, Greece and Croatia. However, about 5% of Chile’s population descended from immigrants from the Middle East – Syrians, Armenians, Lebanese, Palestinians.
As the population of South America, the people of Guyana were formed by mixing of different races and nationalities.
Today the population of Guyana is distributed in a percentage:
43.5% are Hindus, 30.2% – African Americans, 16.7% – 10% of mulattos, Indians. Around 1,600 Europeans of different origins, 1400 – Chinese.
With regard to religion, such distribution:
57% Christian 23.4%, Hindu 7.3% Muslim 6.5%, 2.2% Rastaman Judaism, Baha’i 0.1%, 4.3% are atheists.
The vast majority, approximately 90% of the population live in Guyana within the narrow coastal strip, which occupies less than 5% of the country. The urban population is 37%. Largest cities of the country are on the Atlantic coast, including the capital, Georgetown (about 250 thousand inhabitants), New Amsterdam (25 thousand), and others in the area of ​​bauxite mining in the valley formed r.Demerara conurbation with the center Linden (35 thousand . inhabitants).
The official language of Guyana English. The population also speaks Hindi, Urdu, Creole, and various Indian languages.
For the Guyanese society is characterized by stratification by ethnicity and social class, although the majority of Guyanese have lost their connection with ethnic homelands, they share a common social, historical, and work experience. But recently, the tendency for mixing nationalities.
Indians descendants of workers brought into the country in the 19th century and early 20th., Settled in rural areas and engaged in farming. In the cities there was also an influential Indian interlayer in business and in some professions.
Descendants of African slaves live mainly in urban areas. Mulattos occupy major positions in government and hold prestigious professions. Portuguese descendants of contract workers with o.Madeyra who arrived in Guyana in the 19th century. And the Chinese are engaged in trade.
Only the Indians, the indigenous inhabitants of the country, have been slow to integrate into the Guyanese society: they live in the inner regions, hunting and gathering.
 Literature of Guyana developed in English. Written literature emerged in the 19th century. When the poet wrote, SK Oliver, T. Dong, E. Martin and others 1931 N. Cameron published the first anthology of poetry. At the middle and end of the 20th century. had to work poets A.Dzh.Seymura, M. Carter, E. Mittelholtsera Writers, E. Carew, E. Braithwaite, G. R. Datrona, D. Williams. Much of the literature of Guyana is close to the West Indies, but the work of TW Harris converge with the Latin American novel.
Architectural structures in Guyana wooden raznostilnye (the influence of Spanish, Dutch and English styles) – the buildings are generally one-storey high masonry piers. In Georgetown, is one of the world’s largest wooden church, built in the 19th century. architect A. Blomfildom.
The Government of Guyana introduced a compulsory universal education for children aged 5 to 14 years-99% of the population are literate. Especially gifted adolescents receive state grants to free secondary and higher education. Education is represented by the University of Guyana (Department of art, natural and social sciences, law and medical), educational and agricultural colleges, technical institutes in Georgetown and New Amsterdam School of Economics and Carnegie Center Guyanese manufacturing training center for the youth program of the Caribbean Community.
By the way, many members of the Guyana intellectuals were educated in the Soviet Union. Including now the current president Bharat Jagdeo ..
Because of the current, slowly disappearing, yet the existing ethnic divisions, in Guyana, many national holidays. Each nationality their holidays.
For example, the Indian festival of spring hPhags, when all the dancing in the streets, hugging each other, poured and sprinkled each other’s colors, meeting the spring .. (By the way, wash and could not.) Optionally, you can pour, sprinkle, and to embrace and leadership of the country: the president and prime minister. I have such a goal was not, but many enjoyed the situation. I’ve seen …
But the festival Carnival Mashramani, celebrated afroGayantsami. Essentially the same meeting, the spring festival

It’s always interesting to look at the customs of another country.

Culture of South America fully reflect the circumstances of its origin. The population of South America was not so easy. The origin of South American variety. Here and African peoples, and Asian and European. Throughout the time of the peoples of South America tried to maintain their culture. And at the same time, historically evolved culture of South America.
To a large extent the population of South America is made up of Africans brought to the continent as slaves.
The Africans came from a culture with highly developed system of the family.
Slavery has produced a devastating impact on African culture and especially on family structures. Spouses could be separated, children could be sold from the mother, the sexual exploitation by planters was common. Legal marriage for slaves was banned.
Yet Africans are trying to keep the relationship between men and women and their children. Save the family.
Now monogamous marriage is just one type of family relations among afroGayantsev. Although the Christian church weddings are the main way of marriage, but they made more in the middle class.
For many, the church wedding is not the beginning of union, culminating asvoego kind of relations.
Many marriages, supposedly socially accepted, but have no legal status. Guyanese of African descent, especially in lower socio-economic groups, allow the relationship to the entry into legal or common-law marriage. Such relationships are not always entail the creation of a separate household. The children of such relationships live with one parent, usually the mother. Children born out of wedlock are not stigmatized.

Because of the diversity of marital relations, which are formed during adult life afroGayantsev, family structure is changing. It may include mothers and fathers at the head of the family, and may include children from different parents.
AfroGayanskie families are grouped together, usually around women. The most likely cause. That adult males leave their homes in search of better paying jobs. The family is three generations of women, grandmothers and mothers of children whose fathers are away from their families or do not live in the family.

Plantation device affected the family life as well as Hindus and Africans.
In rural India, the basic social unit was the extended family.

Caste was the most important criterion when choosing a pair. On the plantations of Guyana, the Indians had no opportunity to support a broad household, even if the relatives were there. Considerations of caste became less important in choosing a spouse is largely because too few women were among the forced laborers.

A wedding is not only an ideal sought by the Indo-Guyanese. It’s a rite of passage into adulthood.

On the kind of place depends on the wedding and family social prestige of Hindus. Besides the wedding is a major ritual in the life cycle.

Muslim weddings are less complex, but also maintain the prestige of the family. Parents usually play a major role in selecting the first spouse. Religion and sect are very important to choose a spouse can make a difference and caste considerations. Nevertheless, the first marriage is not always withstand the test of time.

An increasing number of marriages of Hindus are legal, especially when Hindu and Muslim clerics came to possess the legal authority to perform wedding ceremonies. Not covered by the stigma and the usual legal ceremony, civil wedding, or even marital union between husband and wife who are legally married to others, but ended their last relationship by mutual consent.

Indogayanskie family, tend to focus on the male line. Close relatives are not necessarily living in one family, but they often live near and may engage in general economic activity.

Young couple usually lives with the family the husband a few years, eventually formed his separate kitchen, and then a separate house.

In contrast to the three generations of family afrogayantsev with a man at the head are not uncommon among Indo-Guyanese. The role of women here tend to be more subordinate than in afrogayanskih families.

It is impossible to imagine the inhabitants of the country, with no direct acquaintance with them.
Therefore, introduce you to one of my female friends in Guyana, Beverly.
Bright representative of the African-American population of Guyana. She is now 40 years old Beverly’s parents are very interesting people. Her mother – Hezel Harris was an athlete, a champion on the run.
Bev’s father, Thomas Burnell was known throughout Guyana under the name of Aka. He was a famous magician in the whole country.

As usual in African culture, and at the same time; izgonyatelem evil spirits. According to the bey, it was; real african man. He loved music, especially drums, played in the musical group, and how, breathing fire. In general, an actor of many talents. In solid years he was vice-chairman of the party PNC (People National Congress) from 10 of the region. He died in a car accident. Since then, a few years.
Mom Beverly now 57 and it seems she’s going to marry.
Beverly their eldest daughter. In total they have five children: Beverly still have two sisters and two brothers twins. One of the brothers is very interesting, original artist and heir to his father’s talent. He also appears on stage as a musician and magician, with his son.
But I must say that in addition to marriage, the father of Beverly is still eleven children in various parts of Guyana. Touring has paid off. Consequently, the bey sixteen brothers and sisters. She is friendly with everyone, and at its 40th birthday invites all his sisters and brothers, though, do not invite their mothers, which is easy to understand.
At the very traditional family of Beverly, she, too, five children, one daughter and four sons. The eldest son, Dillon, athlete. Playing American football in Trinidad. Mother awfully proud of his awards.

Daughter, Ricotta, also already working as middle son, Ray.
The two younger boys still at school.
Beverly lives with his family at his home, though not at the center of Georgetown. State in Guyana provides various preferential loans for the construction of housing to its residents. Since there is no high-rise buildings in general, almost every family builds its own house in a small plot of land, which give residents free of charge. Although for foreigners to buy a home in Guyana is space money.
Grandchildren in Beverly yet, but still ahead.
Live, of course, not rich, but not unyvyayut. Like most local residents, their problems do not become fixated. Solace is found in religion. Long can not complain. Can talk about their troubles and, immediately after hearing the music, to dance.
That is such a family.