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TANZANIAN CULTURE
BY ANWAR HAMIDU SARUMBO
MAJOR: CIVIL ENGINEERING
ID; L201604160119
HEADLINES
Religion
Food
Language
Arts and Sports
Customs and Celebrations
Fashion
RELIGION
CHINA TANZANIA
The Chinese Communist Party that rules the nation is officially atheist, though it is gradually becoming more
tolerant of religions.
Currently, there are only five official religions. Any religion other than Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and
Protestantism are illegal, even though the Chinese constitution states that people are allowed freedom of religion.
The gradual tolerance of religion has only started to progress in the past few decades.
About a quarter of the people practice Taoism and Confucianism and other traditional religions.
Main Religions in Tanzania are Christianity and Muslim
The Christian population is mostly composed of Roman Catholics and Protestants. Among Protestants, the large
number ofLutheransandMorovianspoints to the German past of the country, while the number of Anglicanspoint
to the British history of Tanganyika.Pentecostals andadventistsare also present due to missionary activity. All of
them have had some influence in varying degrees from the Walokole movement (East African Revival), which has
also been fertile ground for the spread of charismatic and Pentecostal groupsOn the mainland, Muslim communities
are concentrated in coastal areas; there are also some large Muslim majorities in inland urban areas and along the
former caravan routes. A large majority of the Muslim population is Sunni. The Muslim population of Dar es Salaam,
the largest and richest city in Tanzania, is mainly Sunni.
There are also active communities of other religious groups, primarily on the mainland, such as Buddhists,Hindus,
and Bah's
FOOD
CHINA TANZANIA
Breakfast: Milk Tea with
Maandazi,vitumbua or bread
Rice(chaofang)
Most common food is UGALI. It is usually
Baozi and dumplings
composed of corn and is similar in
Tofu as main source of protein
consistency to a stiff paste or porridge.
Pork and Chicken as favourite meat
Green tea
Dinner is usually rice and cooked green
bananas with meat or beans.
Others include biryani, pilau, makande.
Fish is also among the favourite and also
dagga
FOOD
One of Tanzania's, and other parts of eastern Africa's, most common dishes is Ugali. It is
usually composed of corn and is similar in consistency to a stiff paste or porridge, giving
it its second name of corn meal porridge. Mixtures of cassava and millet flours are
locally used for ugali. Rice and cooked green bananas are also important staples. Beef,
goat meat, beans, yoghurt, and a wide range of fish and green leafy vegetables all add
nutrients to the dishes.
Among the main styles of Chinese cooking are Cantonese, which features stir-fried
dishes, and Szechuan, which relies heavily on use of peanuts, sesame paste and ginger
and is known for its spiciness.
Then comes Rice. It is a staple of their diet, as are bean sprouts, cabbage and scallions.
Because they do not consume a lot of meat occasionally pork or chicken tofu is a
main source of protein for the Chinese.
LANGUAGE
CHINA TANZANIA
mandarin,yue,wu.
The official national language of China is Ptnghu, a type of Languages.
Mandarin spoken in the capital Beijing.
There are seven major groups of dialects of the Chinese language, which each have
their own variations. Mandarin dialects are spoken by MOSTof the population,
followed by Wu ,Yue (also called Cantonese, Xiang, Min, Hakka and GaN.
The official national language of China is Ptnghu, a type of Mandarin spoken
in the capital Beijing.
Over 100 different languages are spoken in Tanzania, making it the most
linguistically diverse country in East Africa.Among the languages spoken in
Tanzania are all four of Africa's language families: Bantu,Cushilitic,Nilotic,
and Khoisan.Swahili and English are Tanzania's official languages.
ARTS AND SPORTS
CHINA TANZANIA
MUSIC; the main genre is bongo flava.
China includes all modern Genres like Pop Slow HipHop Dance
Newly recent ones are Singeli and hiphop
Electronic
CHINA TANZANIA
Union Day April 26th
CHINA TANZANIA