Translations:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Arts and Crafts/Africa Lore/4/en
Acholi
Acholi |
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Living conditions: Their traditional dwelling-places were circular huts with a high peak, furnished with a mud sleeping-platform, jars of grain and a sunk fireplace, with the walls daubed with mud and decorated with geometrical or conventional designs in red, white or grey. Burial: When a man dies he is buried near the entrance of his hut. The grave is left open and guarded by a young person until it begins to decompose. At that time, it is considered safe to bury the corpse. After burial, a fence is erected around the grave, and trees are planted on top of it. The Acholi consider it unfortunate for a man to die of natural causes. It is considered lucky for a man to die while hunting or while fighting a war, even though the body is left unburied in these cases, left for the vultures.
Location: Southern Sudan, Northern Uganda |
More info on the Acholi can be found at http://www.gurtong.org/resourcecenter/people/profile_tribe.asp?TribeID=92
Amhara
{{Ethnic group |name = Amhara |image = Adi Arkay.jpg |image caption = A street in Adi Arkay with a view to the Simien Mountains in the background (Amhara Region, Ethiopia).