Africa: The birthplace of humanity
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Africa is the birthplace of humanity and at school-info4u.com we promote the fact that all family trees lead to Africa, the motherland.
The maternal ancestor of every human being on earth is an African woman who lived 200,000 years ago.
This is a scientific fact, but the legacy of slavery has kept us from discovering our true history, identity, and cultural traditions. It has also prevented us from uniting as a people.
Africa is such an interesting paradise to explore. It has many vibrant cultures and a rich history. The sight of all the clean, un-spoilt beaches and the mind-blowing landscapes will amaze you.
The waterfalls are magnificent and the people are so hospitable. A trip to the motherland will help your child to understand Africa.
Visiting the African motherland
There are 54 African countries to experience; if you are unsure where to go you can start with the west coast:
Nigeria
Ghana
Gambia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Tunisia
Ivory Coast
Morocco
Mali
Algeria.
You will have a wide variety of African holiday packages to choose from:
African cultural/heritage holiday package
This kind of holiday package will coincide with many cultural West African festivals; some of these are listed below:
Ghana
Aboakyir festival- May each year.
Panafest- July/August.
The Homowo Festival- August/September.
The Hogbetsotso Festival- 1st Saturday of November every year.
Ivory Coast
Bouake Carnival- 1 week long- towards end March- April.
Fêtes des Masques- Festival of Masks-November.
Fête du Dipri- April.
Mali
Crossing of the cattle - December.
Music Festival- January.
Fête des Masques- April.
Festival on the Niger- February.
Nigeria
Durbar Festival –November.
New Yam festival- August.
Arugungu Fishing Festival- Februaruy/March.
Morrocco
Mousseum of Sidi Mohammed Ma al-Ainin- May.
Date festival- in honour of the desert fruit- October.
Camel festival- July.
National festival of popular arts- 2 weeks long- June.
Fete du throne- 3rd March.
The Marrakesh film festival- Date changes every year.
Independence Day- 18 November.
Tunisia
Festival of the Sahara- December.
Festival of the Sparrow Hawk- May.
International Festival of Carthage-July/August.
International Festival of Jazz- June/July.
International Festival of Dougga- July/August.
International Festival of Testour-July.
* Please check with your tour operator for the exact date of festivals before you book your holiday.
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African leisure holiday package
You will be able to relax and enjoy yourself in the refreshing atmosphere and take advantage of the many activities available. These include:
Historical tours.
Wildlife safari tours.
Water sports.
Boat cruises.
Shopping tours.
Entertainment and eating out.
Events and Festivals.
African restaurants
African food is simply delicious and very reasonably priced.There are lots of grilled chicken and suya spots and many outdoor restaurants too, some overlooking the rivers and sea.
Nigerian restaurants often provide live African music for their guests and the atmosphere is very warm. African art may be on sale in selective restaurants as well.
African food
You can find out so much about African culture by eating out and enjoying the tasty and healthy food on offer.
Some African foods:
Jollof rice, kenkey, pepper soup, moi-moi, banku, fufu, kelewele, tola, fried plantain, ogbono Soup, peanut soup, ukazi soup, pounded yam, palava sauce, spicy oxtail, yam, bitter leaf, fried fish, couscous, bitter leaf, black-eyed peas, chicken yassa, palm butter stew, several goat meat selections, eba, gari, okra soup, egusi soup, potato leaf, crain-crain, cassava leaf stew etc
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African markets
African markets are always bustling with activity and you can buy things like natural foods, spices and seasonings, clothes, books,jewellery, CD’s, DVD films and African masks.
African hotels
If you're on a limited budget there are some very nice, cheap hotels in Africa. Take your time to choose the right hotel as this can make the difference between a great trip and a not so great trip.
There are a number of travel sites on the Internet and you will be able to browse according to the country you are visiting and the number of rooms you require, the facilities and price that you can afford.
African hotels are given a star rating and you will be able to look at photographs of the hotel and rooms, as well as read some customer reviews by people that have already stayed there.
A visit to the motherland will give you and your child the opportunity to get a REAL look into life in modern Africa.
You will see that Africa isn’t anything like it’s often portrayed in the media.
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”The Motherland" by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1883), a view of the home country as a benign mother
A homeland (rel. country of origin and native land) is the concept of the place (cultural geography) to which an ethnic group holds a long history and a deep cultural association with —the country in which a particular national identity began. As a common noun, it simply connotes the country of one's origin. When used as a proper noun, the word, as well as its cognates in other languages (i.e. Heimatland in German) often have ethnic nationalist connotations. A homeland may also be referredto as a fatherland, a motherland, or a mother country, depending on the culture and language of the nationality in question.
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Further information: Patriotism
Patria remains the common term for "homeland, native land" in many languages, based on the Greek πατρίδα (patrída) "native / ancestral land". Hence also the English terms patriot, patriotism.
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For the film, see Motherland (film). Further information: Mother Earth and Metropolis
Motherland may refer to a mother country, i.e. the place of one's birth, the place of origin of an ethnic group or immigrant, or a Metropole in contrast to its colonies. People from Australia and former British colonies would sometimes describe the United Kingdom as the "Mother Country", often carryinga strong British Imperialist connotation, and not always in a flattering manner.
Russians commonly refer to Mother Russia as a personification of their nation. Many Russians around the world refer to Russia as their motherland.
The French commonly refer to "la mère Patrie" as France and a ready to die for her; the Italians too commonly refer to "la Madrepatria" as Italy, but currently without any ideological meaning.
Hindi, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Marathi and Sanskrit have mātrubhūmi (Devanagari: ), literally "Mother-Earth".
Chinese 祖国 (simplified Chinese), 祖國 (traditional Chinese) (pinyin: zǔguó) literally means "ancestral land" and not necessarily "motherland" or "fatherland." However, in English this is almost exclusively translated as "motherland." In Taiwan, the term 母國 (literally "motherland") is also used, though that may be due to Japanese or Western influence.
Among African Americans it is common to refer to the continent of Africa as the Motherland.
Ethiopians also refer their country as Motherland( )in their national Anthem.
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) The Mother Country
A SONG
We have an old Mother that peevish is grown, She snubs us like Children that scarce walk alone; She forgets we're grown up and have Sense of our own; Which nobody can deny, deny, Which no body can deny.
If we don't obey Orders, whatever the Case; She frowns, and she chides, and she loses all Patience, and sometimes she hits us a Slap in the Face, Which nobody can deny, &c.;
Her Orders so odd are, we often suspect That Age has impaired her sound Intellect: But still an old Mother should have due Respect, Which nobody can deny, &c.;
Let's bear with her Humours as well as we can: But why should we bear the Abuse of her Man? When Servants make Mischief, they earn the Rattan, Which nobody should deny, &c.;
Know too, ye bad Neighbours, who aim to divide The Sons from the Mother, that still she's our Pride; And if ye attack her we're all of her side, Which nobody can deny, &c.;
We'll join in her Lawsuits, to baffle all those, Who, to get what she has, will be often her Foes: For we know it must all be our own, when she goes, Which nobody can deny, deny, Which nobody can deny.
c. 1765
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