Editing Rodrigues (section)

==Culture==

Cultural awakening which occurred at the end of the 1970s allowed the construction and consolidation of the cultural identity of Rodrigues through the development of these various elements, which form the base of the culture of every nation: food, music, and crafts

===Music and folklore===
The traditional music of the island is known as [[Sega tambour of Rodrigues Island|Sega Tambour]]. The music has an accentuated beat, usually accompanied by an [[accordion]], [[clapping]] and the use of improvised percussion instruments like [[bamboo]]. The [[Dance music#Folk dance music|folk dance music]] is similar to [[polka]]s, [[quadrille]]s, [[waltz]]es and [[Scottish music|Scottish]] [[Reel (dance)|reel]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Sega tambour of Rodrigues Island |url=http://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/sega-tambour-of-rodrigues-island-01257 |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Intangible Heritage Home – UNESCO |language=en |archive-date=9 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009130016/https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/sega-tambour-of-rodrigues-island-01257 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Cuisine===
Rodrigues cuisine consists of dishes from local products: fruit, vegetables, seafood (fish, octopus, crab, shrimp, lobster) and meat. National dishes include sausages with kreolinės, rougaille sauce, octopus with curry, kono-kono (a shellfish) salad and Rodrigues cake.

===Sports===
The most common sport in Rodrigues is [[association football]]. There are local competitions almost throughout the year and in specific competitions, the winning team travels to Mauritius for sport exchange. [[Volleyball]] is also popular. There is also a public [[swimming pool]] at Marechal, a village located in the center of the island, and a [[stadium]] at Camp Du Rois in the region of [[Port Mathurin]].

===Museum===
[[File:Admiral nevelskoi yacht.jpg|thumb|right|''Admiral Nevelskoi'' in earlier service]]
In 2010, plans were developed by Bernard Eric Typhis Degtyarenko for a private museum on the island, centred on the restoration of the [[Maritime State University#Expedition yacht Admiral Nevelskoi|yacht ''Admiral Nevelskoi'']]. The hull of the yacht, belonging to the [[Maritime State University]] in [[Vladivostok]], Russia, had been found drifting off Rodrigues in 1997 and brought ashore.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Heikell |first1=Rod |title=Indian Ocean Cruising Guide |date=2019 |publisher=Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson |location=[[St Ives, Cambridgeshire]] |isbn=9781846238895 |page=237 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vheQDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA237 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301003325/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vheQDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA237&lpg=PA237&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Typhis-Degtyarenko |first1=Bernard Eric |title=About |url=https://ceo6.wixsite.com/nevelskoi/about |website=Admiral Nevelskoi Maritime Museum Project |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301013351/https://ceo6.wixsite.com/nevelskoi/about |archive-date=1 March 2023}}</ref>