Editing Barbuda (section)

== Culture ==

=== Festivals and sport ===
A Teenage Pageant, the Caribana Queen Show, calypso competitions, and weekend beach parties are typically part of the annual Barbuda Caribana Festival, which takes place in May, and occasionally in early June.<ref>{{Cite web |title=the barbudaful community |url=https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/ |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Barbudaful |language=en-GB |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722173434/https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=barbudaful |date=June 2, 2006 |title=Caribana 2006 |url=https://barbudaful.net/caribana-2006/ |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Barbudaful |language=en-GB |archive-date=August 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803192203/https://barbudaful.net/caribana-2006/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

From an early age, students are encouraged to participate in sports in school. Two Barbuda Council employees have been designated to support sports in the local area. Since Irma, the basketball and tennis courts have been resurfaced. Athletics, cricket, and horse racing are quite popular, and there are year-round fishing competitions, a triathlon, and other sport activities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=barbudaful sports |url=https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/ |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Barbudaful |language=en-GB |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722172115/https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Barbuda is home to an abundance of lobster, conchs, and other seafood that is responsibly harvested by low impact fishing techniques that have been developed over many generations there. Barbudans frequently go fishing for larger species including kingfish, dolphin or mahi mahi, tuna, and barracuda, which are captured and sold to the hotels throughout the season. In general, these larger fish do not contain the Ciguatera toxicity that limits their ingestion in other regions of the Caribbean. Large barracuda can be seen near to shore in the waters around the island and are eaten widely in Barbuda. All fishing in Barbuda's seas must be done aboard a vessel with a local fishing license.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fishing |url=https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/fishing-2/ |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Barbudaful |language=en-GB }}</ref>

Since the French, Spanish, and British fought each other for dominance of the Caribbean, there are hundreds of shipwrecks off the shore of Barbuda, dating from various periods in the island's history. The Marine Areas Act has identified and protected each one. Due to Barbuda being a relatively flat and "hard-to-see" island, there are even more contemporary boats that have lost their way onto the perilous reefs that encircle the island.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diving |url=https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/fishing-2-2/ |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Barbudaful |language=en-GB |archive-date=August 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803192157/https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/fishing-2-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Occasionally, after 4 o'clock local time on Sundays, the Barbuda Turf Club (horse racing) gathers at the local track in the Spring View sector south of the airport. There are often four races, each featuring two or three horses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Horse racing |url=https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/horse-racing/ |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Barbudaful |language=en-GB |archive-date=August 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803192202/https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/horse-racing/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Barbuda tennis court was partially motivated by the success of the Anguilla professional tennis program and is open all day, every day to anyone who wishes to play tennis. School groups have utilized it for CXC sport exams, and there used to be a vibrant tennis association that worked hard to establish connections with Antigua to keep the sport alive on Barbuda and raise money through contributions. Barbuda has thus produced a few talented tennis players. Since the court was resurfaced after Hurricane Irma, this group has disbanded and a formal tennis program is now required, along with some new initiatives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennis |url=https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/tennis/ |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Barbudaful |language=en-GB |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722171933/https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/tennis/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The floodlit basketball court is where the Vipers, Young Warriors, Rockers, Flip-mo, Boars, and Vikings teams compete in a league table structure, with the top teams moving on to the playoffs. The basketball season on Barbuda typically begins in August. Barbudans have experienced great success playing basketball internationally and have been signed by numerous institutions in the US and other nations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Basketball |url=https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/basketball/ |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Barbudaful |language=en-GB |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722170424/https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/basketball/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Antigua Barbuda Triathlon's Barbuda leg has rekindled interest in endurance sports on Barbuda.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics |url=https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/athletics/ |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Barbudaful |language=en-GB |archive-date=August 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803192205/https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/barbudaful-sports/athletics/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Cuisine ===
While lobster is cooked directly from the sea, there are frequently individuals grilling on the street. Deer meat, land turtle, seafood (lobster, crab, conch), locally raised beef, lamb, or goat are some of the regional specialties. These meals are sometimes served with rice, fungi (similar to the Italian polenta), or dumplings, particularly yabba dumplings. Soursop, ginger beer, passion fruit, sea moss, tamarind, and other regional juices are among the drinks available. Fresh fish and lobster are frequently served on the street in cold boxes or at the fisheries pier as the boats dock most days between 2 and 4 pm local time. Although there is no market on Barbuda, local produce is occasionally sold in the Barbuda Council agriculture building, local fruit and vegetables are also sold on the street.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eat & Drink |url=https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/eat-drink-shop/ |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=Barbudaful |language=en-GB |archive-date=August 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803192205/https://barbudaful.net/the-barbudaful-community/eat-drink-shop/ |url-status=live }}</ref>