{"id":371,"date":"2022-06-23T09:50:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T07:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seychellesconsulate.ch\/?page_id=371"},"modified":"2022-09-27T12:09:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T10:09:08","slug":"society-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seychellesconsulate.ch\/index.php\/society-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Society &#038; Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/seychellesconsulate.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/church-18-1-scaled.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;2560px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Nokora||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Abhaya Libre||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;600px&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|349px|10px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The culture of Seychelles <\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Nokora||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;59%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||52px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0is just as mixed as its population. Indeed, it is a mixture of African, European (mostly french), British and Asian traditions. This is why the culture is particularly rich. The main European influence is French: in creole language, food and religion. The French introduced Roman Catholism. Local music and dance mirror African traditions, both play an important role in Seychellois society.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Qualifications&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;63%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1481px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|||0%&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; 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