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  2. Culture of Liberia - Wikipedia

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    Liberian wood curved sculptures are heavily influenced by ancient history predating modern Liberia, folklore, proverbs, spirituality, rural life and show the artist's strong observations for grand detail and their connections to the people and objects sculpted. Liberian artists both in the country and diaspora have also gained recognition for ...

  3. Mano people - Wikipedia

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    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 ).

  4. Dan people - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Category:Culture of Liberia - Wikipedia

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    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)

  6. Bassa people (Liberia) - Wikipedia

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    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

  7. Religion in Liberia - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Liberian community to celebrate its independence day - AOL

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    The Liberian Association for Progress is inviting the public to Liberia's 176th Independence Day Celebration starting at 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 6, at the Veteran's Pavilion. A program will be held at 4 ...

  9. Sande society - Wikipedia

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    After the Liberian Civil War ended in 2003, the government placed a renewed central focus on supporting cultural traditions, such as Sande and Poro societies, and courting their leaders during election campaigns. [12] Since zoes hold considerable local power and influence, politicians frequently use them to win rural support.