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The most commonly eaten food in Sierra Leone is rice, which is typically served as part of every meal eaten, [2] and is considered so ubiquitous that many Sierra Leoneans consider that a meal is not complete without it. [3] Another popular staple food is cassava, which is pounded to make fufu; [2] the leaves of the cassava are cooked into a ...
Culture of Sierra Leone in West Africa. Subcategories. This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. A. Arts in Sierra Leone (6 C)
The Limba are native people of Sierra Leone. They have no tradition of origin, and it is believed that they have lived in Sierra Leone since before the European encounter. The Limba are primarily found in Northern Sierra Leone, particularly in Bombali, Kambia and Koinadugu District. The Limba are about 60% Christian and 40% Muslim.
Public masquerades play an extremely significant role in the life of the Mende people - one of the two largest ethnic groups in Sierra Leone. Art historian Ruth Phillips writes that Mende masquerades "are a means of mediating between the general community and the medicine societies that are central to Mende social life. Through masking ...
In their oral tradition, the Mende describe themselves as being a mixture of two peoples: their original members were hunters and fishers who sparsely populated the area in small peaceful settlements, and their leaders came later, in a recent historical period, bringing with them the arts of war, and also building larger, more permanent villages.
The Sierra Leone Creole people are descendants of freed African-American, Afro-Caribbean, and Liberated African slaves who settled in the Western Area of Sierra Leone between 1787 and about 1885. The colony was established by the British , supported by abolitionists , under the Sierra Leone Company as a place for freedmen .
Farming trainees who have been amputated during Sierra Leone’s civil war from 1991-2002, do warmup exercises before starting their day at the Farming on Crutches initiative in Freetown, Sierra ...
A significant number of the Sierra Leone Fula population are found in all regions of Sierra Leone as traders, and many live in middle-class homes. Because of their trading, the Fulas are found in nearly all parts of the country. Sierra Leone’s current Vice President, Dr. Juldeh Jalloh, is a Fula by tribe.