Cameroonian Cultureby Nickolas Alvarado

Holidays:New Year's Day, January 1National Youth Day, February 11Labour Day, May 1National Day, May 20Assumption, August 15Unification Day, October 1Christmas, December 25

Sports:Canoe racingWrestlingRunningSoccer (football)One of a few tropical countries able to compete in a winter Olympics.

Cameroon vs. Germany in 2003.

Children gathering on Youth

Day.

MusicMusic is very important to every ethnic group in the country.

Instruments, dance styles, and occasions vary.

The best known musical style is makossa and the related dance bikutsi. It began in the 1950s and began spreading abroad in the 80s. The chant “mamako, mamasa, maka makossa” from Emmanuel Dibango has been used by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson in their music. The style was also used during the 2010 World Cup by Shakira during a performance.

Traditional instruments used by performers during celebrations and performances. The left is a balafon and the right are Tam Tams.

FoodThe cuisine is one of the most varied on the continent because of

its location as a crossroads and French and British occupation.

Staple foods include cassavas, yams, rice, plantains, potatoes, maize, beans, and millet.

Bush meat is popular and some of the species eaten are the pangolin, an anteater, porcupine, giant rat, gorilla, and chimpanzee.

The national dish is ndolé, a fish or beef stew with nuts and bitter greens.

Millet beer being

produced. It is a traditional

drink along with palm

wine.

WodaabeNomadic herders and traders of

the Fulani, a large ethnic group spanning multiple countries. Reside in northern Cameroon.

They do not have a written language.

Sexually liberal and practice polygamy.

Males dress up, wear makeup, and dance to woo women for marriage.

Suitors performing the Yaake dance.

A woman judging the

beauty of the men.

Sources

http://www.travelpod.com/photos/3/Cameroon/Bamenda.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wodaabe