{"id":3010,"date":"2019-07-16T18:15:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T22:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/?p=3010"},"modified":"2019-07-16T18:15:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T22:15:40","slug":"fascinating-facts-about-african-culture-and-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/fascinating-facts-about-african-culture-and-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascinating Facts about African Culture and Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Samson Ogaye <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of Africa <a href=\"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/category\/history\/\">countries<\/a> receive 365 sunny days, and they have more outdoorsy grounds: rain forests, fertile grassland, parks, as well as rugged mountains home to a plethora of flora as well as fauna. Undoubtedly its extensive array of flora and fauna is unmatched by many continents. However, do you know something fascinating about this continent?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/panorama-2105955_640.jpg?resize=640%2C166&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"African Culture \" class=\"wp-image-3013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/panorama-2105955_640.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/panorama-2105955_640.jpg?resize=300%2C78&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5506089157017573\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1517254432\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In many African traditions, marriage is an important rite of passage where the bride\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/category\/history\/\">family<\/a> asks for dowry. They set the dowry price and the bride&#8217;s and groom&#8217;s family agree on what is the price is best. Many factors about the bride are considered. If she is more educated the bride price will be higher and vice-versa.\u00a0 It is usually a ceremony of its own, and the bride and groom families could either agree or disagree on the price necessitating another seating. 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Tattooing has been in existence in the continent for many years, and some tattoos believed to protect people from witchcraft and evil beings, other put on this ink to show off their class, origin with other communities using tattoos for beautification purposes. 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Popular carbohydrate dishes include yam, cassava, and Ugali, with higher regards for other meals as meat as well as eggs. Vegetables are also highly consumed, and some of them are not just as food but also for medicinal purposes. 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