Continents of Africa country of negeria

Tradition

Pre-Marital Introduction Ceremonies, aka “Courtship” No matter how long you've been courting your partner, the relationship remains unrecognised until the formal introduction ceremony.
Clothing
Nigerian clothing is unique and attractive. Lace, jacquard, adire, and ankara are some of the materials that are used to prepare dresses in Nigeria. Nigerian clothing for women include buba, kaba, iro, gele and iborun or ipele and Nigerian clothing for men include buba, fila, sokoto, abeti-aja and agbada
Language
The official language is English, but it is spoken less frequently in rural areas and amongst people with lower education levels. Other major languages spoken include: Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulfulde, Ibibio, Kanuri, and Tiv. Nigerian Sign Language, Hausa Sign Language, and Bura Sign Language are all used in Nigeria.

Social habits
Nigeria - Nigeria - Daily life and social customs: Nigeria's vibrant popular culture reflects great changes in inherited traditions and adaptations of ...

Music
The people of the North are known for complex percussion instrument music, the one-stringed goje, and a strong praise song vocal tradition. Under Muslim influence since the 14th century, Hausa music uses free-rhythmic improvisation and the Pentatonic scale, similar to other Muslim Sahelian tribes throughout West Africa, such as the Bambara, Kanuri, Fulani and Songhai. Traditional Hausa music is used to celebrate births, marriages, circumcisions

Cuisine
From Jollof rice and pounded yams, to pepper soup and beef stew, here are the classic Nigerian dishes every aspiring home chef needs to try.
  • Jollof rice. elleyajoku.com. ...
  • Pounded yam. africanbites.com. ...
  • Efo Riro. yummymedley.com. ...
  • Egusi Soup. africanbites.com. ...
  • Akara. 9jafoodie.com. ...
  • Puff puff. africanbites.com. ...
  • Beef Stew. ...
  • BBoli
Religion
According to a 2018 estimate in The World Factbook by the CIA, the population is estimated to be 53.5% Muslim, 45.9% Christian (10.6% Roman Catholic and 35.3% other Christian), and 0.6% as other.