How Culture Unifies People
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Enviorment
In Ghana it usually rains a lot from April to October. Otherwise it is hot and dry. There are lots of forests in Ghana but they are being threatened by deforestation. Lake Volta is one of the largest manmade lakes in the world. It was created when they put a dam on the river Volta in Ghana.
Food
Education
Some foods they have in Ghana are tuo zaafi and fufu. They are both doughy and you dip them in soup to eat them. The soup is made of hot peppers, tomatoes, and palm oil. They eat as a family with one big bowl to grab the fufu out of and they use their hands to dip it into the soup. Another meal they have is called red red and it has beans in it. They drink after they eat and they usually have only two meals a day.
Since 2005 kids between the age of 6 and 14 go to school for free but parents have to pay for books themselves. This is harder for poorer families and some kids don’t go to school because then during the day they are not working at home and the family may lose income. Schools are often crowded and most don’t have cafeterias so kids have to bring their own lunch. Kids can also bring money to buy food from ladies who sell food next to the school.
Sources
-http://buzzghana.com/ghanaian-food/
-http://www.oanda.com/currency/iso-currency-codes/GHS
Hello(more like welcome) - Akwaaba
Language
Clothing
How Culture Unifies Ghana
Though they speak many different languages in Ghana their official language is english because Ghana used to be a colony of Great Britain. English is used at stores and businesses but most Ghanaians speak their native language at home. The most commonly used language is Akan and some also speak an Akan dialect called Asante Twi.
Ghanians wear clothes like ours most of the time. For special events they wear clothing made out of traditional kente cloth or ntoma. Kente is made of interwoven strips of silk and has bright designs on it.
In Ghana they always eat together as a family. They also have many celebrations and festivals. In Ghana partys are really fun and lots of people come together to celebrate. They are very friendly and welcoming to strangers. I think that the culture in Ghana unifies the people very much.
Religion
Currency
The currency used in Ghana is the cedi. 3.96 Ghana cedis make up one U.S. dollar. The symbol for Ghana cedis is GH₵. They also have pesewas, which are 0.01(1/100) of a cedi. The Ghana cedis have bills of 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50.
P.S. In the past couple of weeks I have found 5 different results on how many ghana cedis make one U.S. dollar, 3.92, 3.98, 4, 4.01, and 3.96. It was all from the same source.
About 71% of Ghanaians are christian and about 18% are muslim. The rest either practice native beliefs or are not religious. Some Ghanaians combine their faith with traditional African beliefs. Some examples are ancestral spirits, reverence for living things, and elements of magic called juju.
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Traditions
The whole nation celebrates independence day, which is on March 6th, and and republic day, which is on July 1st. Christians celebrate easter, christmas, and boxing day(which is the day after christmas). The traditional christmas dinner is rice with chicken or goat stew. their christmas trees are cashew, guava, or mango trees. The muslims celebrate the month of ramadan, where they fast from sunrise to sunset all month long.
Art and Music
There are very intricate wood carvings in Ghana. There is also a lot of jewelry and pottery. A popular type of music in Ghana is highlife. It is influenced by jazz and it is usually played with guitars and horns. It started in Ghana and spread across africa. There is also hiplife, which is based on highlife. It is a mix of western hip-hop and west African music.