South Sudan Culture

Model Alec Vek from South Sudan

The culture of South Sudan embraces religion, languages, ethnic groups, and nutritional traditions of the peoples of South Sudan .

Content

Ethnicities

The main group of the population consists of representatives of the Nilotic peoples , the most numerous of which are Dinka , Nuer , Azande , Bari and Shilluk ^[1] .

Language

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The official language of the country is English , although most of the population does not know it and Arabic remains the language of interethnic communication. Most of the inhabitants of South Sudan speak many Adamab-Ubang , Nilotic , Nubian , Central Sudan and other languages and dialects, the largest of which is the Dinka language.

Religion

Most of the population of South Sudan professes either Christianity or traditional African animistic religions , ^[2] which during the conflict led to a clash with the Muslim North. In the southern part of the country, both pagan and Christian influences are reflected in the life of the local population, although Islam is also practiced by a small number of people.

There are Anglican parishes.

Holidays

January 1 Independence Day (1956)
moving date in July-October - Eid al-miraj (Rajab-bayram), a Muslim holiday in memory of the night journey of the prophet from Mecca to Jerusalem and vice versa
movable date in October-February - Muharram, day of mourning for the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad Imam Hussein
moving date between the end of December and the beginning of February - Eid al-Adha (Eid al-Adha)
movable date in March - August - Mavlid, the birthday of the prophet Muhammad movable date in late October - early November - Eid al-fitr (Uraza-bayram), a celebration of conversation that concludes Ramadan
June 30th Anniversary of the Revolution of National Salvation
December 25 Christmas Day off - Friday; in the southern areas where Christianity is prevalent - Sunday

Notes

↑ Sudan: One country or two? (eng.) . bbc.co.uk (1/4/2011). Date of treatment January 16, 2011. Archived March 3, 2012.
↑ In Sudan, 4 million people will participate in the referendum on independence (Russian) . rus.ruvr.ru (with reference to the BBC ) (01/03/2011). Date of treatment January 3, 2011. Archived March 3, 2012.

[1] Sudan: One country or two? (eng.) . bbc.co.uk (1/4/2011). Date of treatment January 16, 2011. Archived March 3, 2012.

[2] In Sudan, 4 million people will participate in the referendum on independence (Russian) . rus.ruvr.ru (with reference to the BBC ) (01/03/2011). Date of treatment January 3, 2011. Archived March 3, 2012.