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🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreHabesha coffee ceremonyቡና ማፍላት A daily ritual of roasting, grinding and serving coffee to welcome guests in Ethiopia and EritreaEtiquette

🇧🇼 Botswana and 2 moreKgotla A village meeting and customary court in Botswana, led by the chiefCeremony

🇨🇮 Ivory Coast and 1 moreAbissa A week-long New Year festival of the Nzema people in Ivory Coast and Ghana, marked by sacred drums, dance, and forgiveneFestival 🇰🇪 KenyaHarambee Kenya's tradition of community self-help, where people gather to raise funds togetherCeremony 🇲🇼 Chonde, MalawiMulhako wa Alhomwe An annual gathering in Malawi where the Lhomwe people celebrate their language, dance and heritage.Festival 🇺🇬 UgandaEkisaakaate A Buganda youth retreat teaching traditional manners, crafts and life skillsEtiquette 🇺🇬 Mengo, UgandaEkisaakaate A royal Buganda cultural retreat teaching heritage, crafts, and manners to the youngRite of passage

🇹🇿 Tanzania and 4 moreKanga A colourful printed cotton wrap bearing proverbs, worn across East AfricaDress

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Abissa: Michaelill16, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Kgotla: Mompati Dikunwane, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Habesha coffee ceremony: sameffron, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Kanga: Petr Berka ( Petrberka ), Public domain, source

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