African Culture

African culture is very different from our own. They eat different foods, entertain themselves differently, and they live differently. Much of Africa’s cultural activity centers on the family and the ethnic group. Art, music, and oral literature serve to reinforce existing religious and social patterns. Africa has a large tradition of arts and crafts. African arts and crafts find there expression in a variety of woodcravings, brass and leather art works. In Africa their were many types of art including scuplture, paintings, pottery, ceremonial and religious headgear and dress. Jewlwery is very big in Africa. Many pieces of such jewelery are made of cowry shells and similar materials. Similarly, masks are made with elaborate designs and are important part of African culture. Masks are used in various ceremonies depicting ancestors and spirits, mythological characters and deities.

In Africa they also speak a different language than us. There are hundreds of languages in Africa.  Among the most important languages spoken are Arabic, Swahili and Hausa. Very few countries of Africa use any single language and for this reason several official languages coexist, African and European. Some Africans may also speak different languages such as Malagasy, English, French, Spanish, Bambara, Sotho, and many more. The language of Africa present a unity of character as well as diversity, as is manifest in all the dimensions of Africa.