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The Culture Presentation

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CULTURE PRESENTATION

BY: JESSICA ADWOA SAAH KESSIE

KNOWLEDGE

  • Call people older than us Auntie and Uncle
  • We have to bow a bit when greeting an older person
  • I have to hand something to someone with only my right hand
  • Left hand is considered disrespectful
  • Do not go outside on a day that a king is being buried or your head will be cut off for sacrifice

LANGUAGE

  • Rolls our eyes
  • Kiss our teeth when annoyed
  • We throw our hands backwards when mad
  • We click our tongue to the top of our mouth
  • Making a sound that means yes or no

RELIGION

  • I'm Catholic and Anglican
  • I believe that God is coming soon
  • I believe in the rapture
  • I do not believe in voodoo though it's real
  • I believe that Jesus Christ is my lord and savior

TECHNOLOGY( GHANA)

  • Prepaid phones
  • Buy credit for your phone all the time
  • Modem for internet service
  • No contracts
  • No AT&T no T-mobile or sprint

GOVERNMENT

  • Republic or democracy
  • NDC is now in power
  • We support NPP
  • We know most of the politicians
  • Normal country with strict consequences for actions

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

  • Free enterprise
  • More imports than exports
  • Rich in oil and Gold
  • Lots of cocoa

CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

  • Different tribes and clans
  • Speak different languages
  • The main language is TWI
  • Everyone understands TWI
  • Get along with others very well

TRADITION

  • Kwame Nkrumah Moseleum
  • Fufu, eto
  • Jollof
  • All types of music
  • Mostly African music

NATIONAL BELIEFS

  • "I promise on my honor" the pledge
  • "God bless our homeland Ghana" National Anthem
  • 6th March, 1957 Independence Day
  • Independence Square
  • National flag. Red, yellow, green and a black star

CULTURE TRAIT

  • Dancing adowa and azonto
  • Eating a variety of foods
  • Wearing African clothes
  • How to act
  • Name

CULTURE REGIONS

  • Ashanti region
  • Volta Region
  • Central Regions
  • Upper East
  • Upper West