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Seychelles Islands

The predominant religion of the islands is Catholicism, mainly as a result of the influence of the first French settlers.  The British established the Anglican church, primarily on the island of Mahe, the main island and the seat of the British colonial government.  The old African beliefs and rituals are still practiced by some of the older generation as an adjunct to Catholicism.

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1. Language of Seychelles IslandsThe vocabulary of the Seychellois- Creole language is based on 18th century French roots, mingled with Kaffir, Malagasy, Bantu, and Indian elements.  It is definitely more than just pidgin French, but a language in its own right.  It is an...
2. Seychelles Islands IntroductionThe Seychelles Islands archipelago, situated in the western Indian Ocean, consists of 115 islands scattered around in a large area of km². The central islands are granitic. Others are coral islands and some atolls are present as well. Different habitats...
3. Aldabra Group of IslandsThe Aldabra Group consists of four major coralline islands and atolls located roughly between 46 and 48 degrees East, and 9 and 10 degrees South. The island group, may have been visited by Arab traders on their way to East...
4. People of SeychellesThere has never been an indigenous, or truly native or aboriginal inhabitant of the Seychelles. The ethnic makeup of the Seychellois people is creole, descended mainly from French colonizers and their African slaves that first settled in the islands in...
5. St. Anne SeychellesSt. Anne Island is the largest of the six islands that make up the St. Anne National Marine Park and is situated in front of Victoria harbour. St. Anne was the site of the first settlement in Seychelles some 220...
6. Amirante Group Islands GuideThe Amirante Group is an archipelago of coral atolls lying 143 miles (230 km) west of Mahe. The main areas for diving are around Desroches, a large coral atoll. To the west,  the chain of coral islands consists of D’Arros...
7. Seychelles History in BriefSeychelles History in Brief The first reliable record of the Seychelles, made by Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer, dates from the 16th century. In 1609, the British were first to documented the exploration of Seychelles. As they did not...
8. Denis Island SeychellesDenis Island Denis, an island in the grand tradition of Hemingway and his tale of “The Old Man and The Sea” Denis Island, situated right on the edge of the Seychelles Bank and located 50 miles north, north-east of Mahe...