Culture
Sudanese
culture melds the behaviors, practices, and beliefs of about 578 ethnic groups,
communicating in 145 different languages, in a region microcosmic of Africa,
with geographic extremes varying from sandy desert to tropical forest. Recent evidence
suggests that while most citizens of the country identify strongly with both
Sudan and their religion, Arab and African supranational identities are much
more polarising and contested.
effect tribal culture heavily on the majority of the
people of Sudan, the world and interferes Alaqbila in most everyday social and
marriage practices, so that the initial tribal background in these social
habits. Azedallahtmam matters relating to customs, the tribal in rural
community , as the customs and traditions largely consistent between the
northern Sudanese tribes Home: Nubia "Hlvaoyen and sensors and Scott
Dnaqlh" and Ahaiqih and Aldjalah and Alchukrah and residents of central
Sudan, although the Nuba are not Arabs at the base, due to the mixing of which
was between these tribes over the centuries
Sudan's most
important traditions
Famous
Sudanese tribes of the various nature preservation and public religiosity,
which connects the individual and society. Sudanese culture and traditions and religious occasions such
as Ramadan and Eid al-Adha linked to the Eid al-Fitr and also social special
events such as marriages and funerals.
Languages
Sudanese
Arabic is the most widely spoken language in the country. It is the variety of
Arabic, an Afroasiatic language of the Semitic branch spoken throughout Sudan.
The dialect has borrowed much vocabulary from local Nilo-Saharan languages
(Nobiin, Fur, Zaghawa, Mabang). This has resulted in a variety of Arabic that
is unique to Sudan, reflecting the way in which the country has been influenced
by Nilotic, Arab, and western cultures. Few nomads in Sudan still have similar
accents to the ones in Saudi Arabia. Other important languages include Beja
(aka Bedawi) along the Red Sea, with perhaps 2 million speakers. It is the only
language from the Afroasiatic family's Cushitic branch that is today spoken in
the territory. As with South Sudan, a number of Nilo-Saharan languages are also
spoken in Sudan. Fur speakers inhabit the west (Darfur), with perhaps a million
speakers. There are likewise various Nubian languages, with over 6 million
speakers along the Nile in the north. The most linguistically diverse region in
the country is the Nuba Hills area in Kordofan, inhabited by speakers of
multiple language families, with Darfur and other border .
Music:
Sudan
has a rich and unique musical culture that has been through chronic instability
and repression during the modern history of Sudan. Beginning with the
imposition of strict Salafi interpretation of sharia law in 1989, many of the country's
most prominent poets, like Mahjoub Sharif, were imprisoned while others, like
Mohammed el Amin (returned to Sudan in the mid-1990s) and Mohammed Wardi
(returned to Sudan 2003), fled to Cairo. Traditional music suffered too, with
traditional Zār ceremonies being interrupted and drums confiscated . At the
same time European militaries contributed to the development of Sudanese music
by introducing new instruments and styles; military bands, especially the
Scottish bagpipes, were renowned, and set traditional music to military march
music. The march March Shulkawi No 1, is an example, set to the sounds of the
Shilluk.
Sport
The most popular sports in Sudan are athletics (track and field) and football. Though not as successful as football, handball, basketball, and volleyball are also popular in Sudan.
Sudanese
football has a long history. Sudan was one of the four African nations – the
others being Egypt, Ethiopia and South Africa – which formed African football.
Sudan hosted the first African Cup of Nations in 1956, and has won the African
Cup Of Nations once, in 1970. Two years later, the Sudan National Football Team
participated in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. The nation's capital is home
to the Khartoum League, which is considered to be the oldest football league in
Africa. Sudanese football teams such as Al-Hilal and El-Merreikh are among the
nation's strongest teams. Other teams like Khartoum, El-Neel, Al-Nidal El-Nahud
and Hay-Al Arab, are also starting to grow in popularity.
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Clothing
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Most
individual Sudanese wear either traditional or western attire. A traditional
garb widely worn in Sudan is the jalabiya, which is a loose-fitting,
long-sleeved, collarless ankle-length garment also common to Egypt. The
jalabiya is accompanied by a large scarf worn by women, and the garment may be
white, colored, striped, and made of fabric varying in thickness, depending on
the season of the year and personal preferences.
A
similar garment common to Sudan is the thobe or thawb. Like the jalabiya, the
thawb is a long, tunic-like garment, although it may have a collar, be less
loose-fitting, or have shorter sleeves or length than the jalabiya. The word
"thawb" means "garment" in Arabic, and the thawb itself is
the traditional Arab dress for men, although the word may also refer to similar
tunic-like garments worn by women.
