Japanese customs and traditions

Sudanese culture is rich in customs and traditions. From everyday meals to formal socializing, such as a wedding, food plays an important role in Sudanese culture. At the Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Great Sacrifice, it is customary to kill a sheep and give part of the meat to the poor. 

 

The Sudanese people are very generous and hospitable. When guests come to Sudanese homes they always welcome them in a friendly and hospitable manner. Most Sudanese families hold strong traditional values in a rapidly changing world.

According to how Islam is practised in Sudan, girls and women are expected to act and dress in a certain way. Girls must be escorted when they leave the house and they must dress modestly. The Humr Baqqārah and Fur peoples adhere to Islamic beliefs and practices, which came to them through Arab influence, and traditional local practices coexist.

The Culture of Sudan

Sudanese culture is very rich and diverse, with strong roots going back thousands of years. Despite the country's dark history of conflict and tragedy, Sudanese people are very hospitable and generous. Traditional customs and values are still important to most families in Sudan, even as the world around them changes rapidly.

The People of Sudan

The Sudanese people are a proud and resilient people. For centuries they have been forced to endure persecution, famine, and oppression. However, they have always managed to maintain their culture and traditions.

The Sudanese people are very generous and hospitable. When guests come to their homes they are always welcomed in a friendly and hospitable manner. It is considered disrespectful to call these people by their names only.

Gestures and customs are also very important in Sudanese culture. For example, it is considered rude to point with your finger. Instead, the Sudanese people use their chin to point at something or someone.

Sudanese culture is very informal. Except for elders, most Sudanese people do not stand on ceremony. This makes them very easy to get along with and makes them very popular with tourists.

The Languages of Sudan

The Sudanese people are very generous and hospitable. They tend to have more “Middle Eastern” cultural customs and traditionally practise Islam (such as the Nubians and Beja). When guests come to Sudanese homes they always welcome them in a friendly and hospitable manner.

The north is largely Arab, and the south has resented their movement to "Arabize" the country, replacing indigenous languages and culture with Arabic. While Arabic is the official language of Sudan, Nilotic and Nilo-Hamitic languages are spoken in the south and Darfur is spoken in the western provinces.

The major language with a written literature in traditional Sudanese society is Classical Arabic. However, due to low literacy rates, many Sudanese people cannot read or write in Arabic. As a result, English was made the official language before independence in 1956.

Nonetheless, it is recommended not to use written material for health education or other purposes as literacy rates are still quite

Religion in Sudan

The Sudanese people are very generous and hospitable. They always welcome guests in a friendly and hospitable manner. The dress code is generally formal conservative for both genders at all times. 

It is very important to look clean and fresh. The usage of perfume is considered as an important part of the Sudanese culture.

Weddings in Sudan

Weddings in Sudan are a very big deal and are filled with many different customs and traditions. One of the most notable traditions is that the bride traditionally wears a red wedding gown. 

This is a very different tradition than what is typically seen in Western weddings where the bride wears a white dress. Another difference is that kinship ties are much closer in Sudan and involve extended families. Marriages are often arranged and involve payment from the groom's family to the bride's family.

 Arranged marriages are actually quite common in Sudan, especially as it is encouraged by the Muslim faith. In any case, whether the match is arranged or not, weddings normally run for more than three days. The bride and groom celebrate their marriage separately in very cultural ways and then they join each other in “Golat Alkhair” which is a gift for the bride. Like anywhere in the world, getting married in Sudan is a big deal, if not the greatest thing, for Sudanese women. Many