Contents Page 3: Rwandan map Page 4: Crafts Page 5: Music and Dance Page 6: Rwandan Celebrations Page 7: Food Page 8: References This is why they call Rwanda, ‘The Land of A Thousand Hills.

Map of Rwanda Rwanda’s neighbouring countries are Uganda, Congo, Burundi and Tanzania, as shown. Rwanda is extremely small.

Crafts Popular crafts in Uganda include pottery, basketry, jewellery, painting, wood carving, metal work and making gourd containers (for keeping valuables in.) These are some examples of Rwandan pottery.

Music and Dance Music and dance are very important things to Rwanda. Traditional music and dance are taught in amatorero groups. They are found all over the country. Their songs are sometimes used to tell stories about anything, like kings and heroes, even family history! There are music and dance festivals in Rwanda which are very popular.

Rwandan Celebrations Rwandans celebrate the Christian holy days such as Christmas (December 25) and Easter (in March or April). They also celebrate Roman Catholic festivals, including Ascension Day (forty days after Easter) and All Saints' Day (November 1st). Most of the traditional Rwandan festivals are no longer national holidays. However, a harvest ritual called Umuganura is still celebrated in August.

Food Food in Rwanda is mostly simple, including beans, bananas, sweet potatoes and sorghum (a type of grain.) For the people who can afford it, they may also eat meat, like beef, chicken and goat. Banana beer is also popular as well as sorghum beer. Poor people in Rwanda use as much food as they can get. In 2006, 56.9% of the people were living below the poverty line and 37.9% were extremely poor. Yet, in rural areas, about 64.7% were living in poverty. A woman carries sorghum.

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