Posts Tagged ‘Africa’

Finishing our books

{ February 5, 2008 @ 12:13 pm } · { Uncategorized }
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blog6.jpgblog5.jpgblog4.jpgblog3.jpgblog2.jpgblog1.jpgHere are some of our pictures. we all started our non-fiction books, now we have finished they all look great.we have some touching up to do like 1 or 2 pages or some pictures.

kyle and Cameron

we were on glow on Monday and we did the surveys and the discussions. we left a comment about the books in the class so we could see who likes what book, the other question in the discussion was how well our group got on. Cameron and I did not do it .  on the surveys Cameron answered that his favorite animal is a rhino (leave a comment on your favorite African animal).  We had some general knowledge questions to answer and some questions on how well our group got on together.

Customs in Africa

{ January 21, 2008 @ 10:35 am } · { Customs }
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Today we are doing notes and researching customs in Africa. Its hard to find out info so if anyone knows of anything which would help us please let us know.

  • A tradition in the Congo is  you can only pass things with your right or both hands not your left.
  • There are 5 languages in the congo – Kikongo Lingala Tshreiluba Kingwana and French . People in the goverment only speak French when doing official business. An official might use French at his meetings and other languages at home or at market.
  • In South Africa a lot of customs were stoped during apartheid. You could be jailed for certain customs.
  •  Apparently most Egyptians don’t need much personal space and will stand close to you to talk! When you start talking with an Egyptian, you  draw a crowd, and often the Egyptians will join in!
  •  Most of the Muslims in Egypt do not drink alcohol but they don’t object to others drinking.  In Egypt many people don’t eat pork.
  • Many people fast at ramadan in Egypt
  • On the underground lines, the first car is usually kept for women, especially elderly ones! 
  • Egyptians will refuse a first invitation (eg to dinner), which is customary, so you should do the same. The offer might be repeated. If you’re invited into a home, especially in small villages, and have to refuse, the people will often ask for a promise from you to visit in the future, usually for a meal. If you make such a promise, keep it.If you don’t arrive, your friend will  feel humiliated. It would be rude to make them feel this way.
  • In Africa dances are often used to communicate. dancers use masks,costums,gestures,etc to help communicate
  • Myths fables and legends have always been important in Africa.
  • There are many, many religions in Africa. Muslim, Christianity and religions special to certain parts of Africa.
  • Some burial customs in parts of Africa include tying a bandage round the chin to stop your soul from wandering