Paradise, Henri Seabright. A Power Point Presentation. Brought to you by: A Guide To Rwandan Lifestyle

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1 Paradise, A Guide To Rwandan Lifestyle A Power Point Presentation. Brought to you by: Henri Seabright

2 And Introduction to Rwanda Rwanda has three different groups of people. Hutu = 85% of population Tutsi = 10% - 15% of population Twa = less than 10% of population Rwanda is an Independent Nation The leader of the Tutsi, Kigeri IV Rwabuglrl was the leader of Rwanda in the late 19 th century. Was controlled by Germany, and after WWII Belgium took over.

3 Rwandan Landscape

4 Rwandan Gorilla

5 Location Where is Rwanda? About the size of Massachusetts > Has a high altitude Near the Equator, but has a Temperate climate.

6 Language All Rwandans speak Kinyarwanda Has twenty different kinds of nouns English has two Educated Rwandans speak French Most English speakers live in the cities French > English > Kinyarwanda->

7 Folklore Rwanda is rich in tales and legends Have better records of the past because of this Some Folklore includes dancing.

8 Religion Missionaries converted hundreds of Rwandans from % are Catholic, 20%-30% are protestant. Combine their original Religion together with new ones.

9 Rwandan Churches

10 Holidays Celebrate Christmas and Easter also celebrate Ascension Day and All Saints Day Practice traditional Umuganuara Harvest Dance for Umuganuara

11 Rwandan Christmas Flag for the holidays Holiday Traditions A missionary celebrating Christmas with a Rwandan family

12 Rites of Passage At birth children stay 8 days with their mother Children are considered adults when they get married. Rwandan wedding dances

13 Other Rites of Passage When a couple gets married the husband gives his soon to be father-in-law a cow. They have a Christian funeral and they sacrifice a cow.

14 Rwandan Relationships In the cities, it is accepted that you must greet everyone you know. The warmest greeting is similar to a hug.

15 More About Rwandan Relationships The Tutsi and Hutu generally can share pots and pans but Twa cannot use anyone else s things. Their dishes are kept separate. x

16 Living Conditions in Rwanda In Rwandan cities have homes like ours In the country people live in mud huts with no water, electricity, or plumbing. The oldest buildings are circular huts.

17 Rwandan Family Life The Inzu includes a husband one or more wives and children and is like our nulear family. Only about 10% have more than one wife. The Umuryango includes several Inzu s traced back to one male ancestor and is like our extended families.

18 Clothing in Rwanda People in cities wear clothes like ours. People in rural areas buy from used stores, and wear robes and light clothes.

19 Rwandan Cuisine Main foods are beans and plantains. Also they eat a lot of corn, potatoes, and cassava > They make their own sorghum and plantain beer Richer Rwandans eat meat like beef and goat.

20 Rwandan Education Rwandan children go to school at age seven. They are guarenteed a sixth grade education. Some go to secondary school but not many.

21 Rwandan Education Even less can go to a University and graduate. Many rural people can t read or write It is very expensive for a parent to send all of their children to school so many don t go.

22 They have many different rituals and dances for events. Dancers also wear wigs made of dried grass The Twa are also well known for their musical ability Cultural Heritage

23 Working in Rwanda Men in rural areas try to find paid jobs but also work on farms. Woman work on farms an not in paid jobs. In the cities men and woman have paying jobs.

24 Rwandan Sports The most popular sport is Soccer Many of the leagues play in tournaments Large crowds of people come together to watch the games especially if the countries team is playing. Also running is becoming a more and more popular.

25 Rwandan Sports

26 Casual Things to do in Rwanda Almost all Rwandans own a radio Richer people in cities own TV s and VCR s In cities are dance clubs that play popular american music, reggae, and pop music from surrounding countries.

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28 Crafts and Hobbies Rwandans are well known for weaving baskets and mats. Designs are also painted on pottery Woodcarving, sculpting, and painting have also become well known hobbies.

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30 Social problems The Ethnic differences are the biggest problems in Rwanda After the Rwandan Genocide, things aren t restored yet. Also the richer and poorer people are being separated more too because of cities.

31 Works Consulted Gall, Timothy L. and Gall, Susan Bevan. Rwandans. Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Gale Cengage Learning. Web. 25 Sept "Rwanda." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Gale, Student Resource Center. Gale. Web. 25 Sep. 2011

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