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Culture of Somali by Asha Osman

Culture of Somali by Asha Osman. Important Facts:. The origin of Somali culture is from Islamic tradition. Somali girls go through the process of female circumcision after they are born Like other Muslims, Somalis pray five times everyday . Important Facts (Cont.).

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Culture of Somali by Asha Osman

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  1. Culture of Somali by Asha Osman

  2. Important Facts: • The origin of Somali culture is from Islamic tradition. • Somali girls go through the process of female circumcision after they are born • Like other Muslims, Somalis pray five times everyday

  3. Important Facts (Cont.) • As Somali culture boys and girls are prohibited from dating each other. • The common age of marriage is around 14 or 15 years old. • Marriages can either be arranged or be a result of personal choice. • Men who have money may have up to 4 wives, as is customary in Islamic tradition. • Most Somalis earn their living by farming.

  4. Custom and courtesies • Greetings: Somali warmly greet each other with handshakes, but shaking hands with the opposite sex is avoided. • Somali use sweeping hand and arm gestures to dramatize speech. Many ideas are expressed through specific hand gestures.

  5. Culture cloth • Men: • Men wear western pants or a flowing plaid ma'awis (kilt} western shirts, and shawls. • On their heads they may wrap a colorful turban or wear a koofiyad (embroidered cap). • Women: • Direh, a long, billowing dress worn over petticoats. • Coantino, a four-yard cloth tied over shoulder and draped around the waist. • Toob, commonly worn throughout Africa • Hijab, and head scarfs are very common

  6. Images of culture cloth Men cloth Head scarf also known as hijab

  7. Somali rule concerning tradition cloth • No skin shown • Women required to wear long cloth • No pants should be worn by women • Men cloth to the knee • Hair of women should be covered

  8. Traditional wedding Tradional wedding dance Hennah

  9. Traditional wedding cloth The bride and its bridemade

  10. Culture food • Because of the Islamic tradition, it is prohibited to eat any food related to pork and alcohol. • goat meat, rice, lentils, fava beans, fruit juice and pita bread. • special foods such as soup, porridge, and special teas.

  11. Holidays • Some major traditional holidays are Ramadan followed by Eid-fitr and Eid-adha which also are an a religion holidays.

  12. Holidays • Kids get money from the parents. • Dress in the best cloth they have. • Visit family members • Pray holiday prayer

  13. Thank you all for listening

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