Thursday, February 17, 2011
African Clothing and Food
African women from the 1890s wore wraps around their bodies and head to keep cool in the hot weather. They ate live stock they raised and grew large farms. Their diet is heavily meat based and they have a lot of barbecues. Boerewors, or spicy sausages are often made at the barbecues. Mielies, maize, or mielie-meal is often served as porridge, or pearl millet. They enjoy pastries such as koeksisters and desserts such as melktert, or milk tart.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
My name is Abeba Jomo-Gbomo and I live in Nouakchott, Mauritania in the African sahara desert. The year is 1890. I live in an average home in our city. It is small but big enough for me and my five kids, Ababuo, Abeo, Adabelle, Adama, and Adofo. I stay at home and care for the children while my husband is away at work. I clean and go down to bring water with the help of my two sons.
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