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Since their culture sees the color as a symbol of life and health, sick people are also painted with it. Like most Central African cultures, the Ndembu see red as ambivalent, better than black but not as good as white. [8] In other parts of Africa, however, red is a color of mourning, representing death. [9]
Pan-African colours is a term that may refer to two different sets of colours: . Green, yellow and red, the colours of the flag of Ethiopia, have come to represent the pan-Africanist ideology due to the country's history of having avoided being taken over by a colonial power.
The Xhosa culture has a traditional dress code informed by the individuals social standing portraying different stages of life. The 'red blanket people' (Xhosa people) have a custom of wearing red blankets dyed with red ochre, the intensity of the colour varying from tribe to tribe. Other clothing includes beadwork and printed fabrics.
Maasai warriors confronting a spotted hyena, a common livestock predator, as photographed in In Wildest Africa (1907) The monotheistic Maasai worship a single deity called Enkai, Nkai, [13] or Engai. Engai has a dual nature, represented by two colours: [13] Engai Narok (Black God) is benevolent, and Engai Na-nyokie (Red God) is vengeful. [37]
Red is also associated with the Lion of Judah and the bloodshed and sacrifices endured by the African people throughout slavery and colonialism. [3] The symbolism of the colour red can vary among different individuals and Rastafarian groups, and interpretations of colours can have personal or cultural variations.
Although the two groups share religion and culture, they are ethnically distinct. [5] The confusion led to alternative names for the Bwa including Bobo Oule, or Eastern Bobo. [7] In Jula, Bobo Oule means "Red Bobo". This distinguishes the Bwa from the Bobo who are called the "Black Bobo". [5] The White Bobo, Bobo Gbe, are also Bwa. [8]
Red Hot Pokers are native to hot and dry areas of Africa but handle Kentucky winters quite well. They come in a wide range of colors from yellow to orange, red and even multicolored forms.
The ethnic groups of Africa number in the thousands, with each ethnicity generally having their own language (or dialect of a language) and culture. The ethnolinguistic groups include various Afroasiatic , Khoisan , Niger-Congo , and Nilo-Saharan populations.