Eritrea-Traditions+and+Culture

This is a picture of Eritrean women dressed up for a traditional dance.

These are Eritrean men doing a traditional dance.
 * Languages-**
 * Eritrea's main language is Tigrinya, but they also speak Arabic, Cushitic, English, and Semitic.

This is an Eritrean family having dinner.
 * Cultural Views-**
 * Eritreans like to dance, particularly when confronted with a new birth or marriage and during cultural and religious festivals.
 * Eritreans are known for their hard work, dexterity, technical innovation, and resilience.
 * Many Eritreans provide financial support for their immediate families and relatives.
 * Marriages are monogamous and arranged by contract, involving a dowry given by the bride´s family to the couple.

This is a picture of a traditional Eritrean marriage.
 * Food-**
 * For a morning breakfast, they usually will have silsi, a peppery fried tomato and onion sauce usually served for breakfast, or legamat (deep-fried dough).
 * Typically, Eritrean cuisine consists of various stews made from vegetables and meat, and served atop a large, flat sourdough bread called //injera// or //tayta//.
 * Many vegetarian dishes are available, since a majority of the population observe fasting at some time during the year.
 * Eating is accomplished without utensils but by tearing a piece of injera (strictly using the right hand), then scooping some stew, vegetables or salad with the bread.
 * On visiting an Eritrean household, it is polite to decline at least three times if asked to dine. Usually the host will say "//bezay kelalem//", after which the guest may agree to dine. This process ensures that one does not seem too eager to eat at another's household.

This is a picture of and Eritrean Coffee Ceremony.
 * Coffee Ceremony-**
 * Coffee ceremonies are offered when visiting friends, during festivities, or as a daily staple of life. If coffee is politely declined then most likely tea will be served.
 * The coffee is brewed by first roasting the green coffee beans over hot coals in a brazier.
 * After the beans are roasted each participant is given an chance to sample the smoke by wafting it towards them.
 * Then they grind the beans in a wooden mortar and pestle.
 * The coffee grounds are then put into a jebena and boiled.
 * A jebena is usually made of clay and has a spherical base, a neck and pouring spout and a handle where the neck connects with the base.
 * The coffee is poured into another container then back into the jemba to cool it.
 * The host then pours each guest a cup of the coffee.
 * The grounds are brewed three times: the first round of coffee is called //awel//, the second //kale'i// and the third //bereka//.

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