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Culture, tradition, identity, society, taboo subjects, human rights, equality and diversity within Liberia, multiculturalism, Pan-Africanism, colonialism and its reverberating consequences today, post-colonial African countries and future of the country have been featured in novels, books, magazines, and novelettes since the 19th century.
By the end of 1963 there were five assemblies [18] and Liberian Bahá'ís elected their first National Spiritual Assembly in 1975. [19] The community was somewhat disrupted by the First Liberian Civil War [20] but re-established their National Spiritual Assembly in 1998. [21] Almost 9,500 Bahá'ís are believed to have been in Liberia in 2006. [22]
The Mano ethnic group occupy the northeastern part of Liberia known as Nimba County and some parts of modern-day Guinea, in the forest section of that republic. [2] According to John Gbatu, (1919-2010), a prominent Mano tribal leader, the name Nimba originates with the Mano dialect which in Mano is Niemba/Nyamba Tun ( Mount Nimba ).
Religion in Liberia (8 C, 4 P) S. ... Pages in category "Culture of Liberia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Decoration Day (tradition)
The basic unit of Dan culture is the family. Dan culture is patrilineal and polygamous, so this unit comprises a husband, one or more wives and their children. [5] Lineages, or groups of people descended from a common ancestor in the paternal line, live in distinct sections of the town, which are called quarters in Liberian English.
The traditional religion of the Bassa people has a moral and ethical foundation, one that reveres ancestors and supernatural spirits. [8] The Sande / Bondo helmet masks, worn by a society official during special ceremonies, represent the idealized beauty of a female primordial ancestor spirit, believed to reside in bodies of water. [9]: 57
The practice of Islam in Liberia has been compared to Islam common in Senegal and Gambia, with strong orientation toward Sufism. The major Islamic holidays, Eid el Fitr, Ramadan and Eid al Adha, called Tabaski Day, are celebrated annually in Liberia. People have begun to go on Hajj to Mecca in recent years. Joint English-Arabic language ...
The population is estimated at 107,000 people; of which many fled to Guinea during the Liberian Civil War. Gbandi people practice Islam and Christianity, as well as some traditional beliefs. Gbandi people practice Islam and Christianity, as well as some traditional beliefs.