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In Tanzania, there are more than one hundred different native languages spoken. Swahili or Kiswahili is the official language.
Arabic and English are also main languages in Tanzania.
The food in Tanzania varies from fruits to vegetables to meat and milk products. Groundnuts and cassava are important foods
in the Tanzanian diet. Pilaf, cornmeal, beans, sorghum and millet are also eaten frequently. Meat is not a huge food group
in the Tanzanian diet because most sheep, goats, and cattle are used for their milk.
If Tanzanian families can send their children to school, they usually start around age seven. Most children attend village
schools because it is free. They can not afford to buy books or to pay the teachers. But wealthier children attend schools
wear they must pay a fee and where a uniform. One-tenth of children attend secondary school. They must pass a test to enter
this school. English is what they learn as a second language.
Tanzania's religions vary all over the country. On the mainland,Christian is 30%, Muslim 35%, and indigenous beliefs 35%.
Everywhere else it is 99% muslim.
Women wear colorful kangas and girls usually wear a long, loose colorful dress. Muslim women usually wear black dresses with
hoods called bui-buis. Muslim men wear long white robes called kanzus, they also wear small hats called kofias. Men and
women both often wear colorful turbans on their head to protect them from the sun. Men often wear wraps called kikois. The
Maasai wear bright red wraps with colorful makeup and jewelry. They also often wear neakbands, rings, and headbands. Apparel
can change, however, throughout Tanzania because of some of the different climates.
Most Tanzanians celebrate national holidays with parades and speeches. Christians celebrate Christmas and Easter. They go
to church services and family gatherings. Muslims celebrate Ramadan and give gifts to family and friends during this three
day holiday. In Zanzibar people celebrate the festival of Dhow Countries, which honors the countries that have influenced
Zanzibar.
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