Malawi

Traditions
Song plays a major part in Malawian culture. Two of the most popular forms of music are Christian spiritual songs and soft reggae. However, a wider range of music can be heard at the modern music festivals of Lilongwe and Blantyre. Dance is also important to most celebrations and certain festivals, because dance reflect older parts of Malawian culture or the country's history.
Malinpenga dance is a famous Malawian dance, stemming from colonial times. It originated when the local Tonga people watched the military exercises of their colonial British rulers and they started to mimic the soldiers with exaggerated dance movements and using parts of British uniform. One of the oldest forms of music and dance is the Gule Wamkulu, which means ‘the great dance’ and it's use to summoning the spirits. The Gule dancers dress in ragged clothes, animal skins and masks to summon the spirits of animals or dead relatives.
Costumes
Men The Malawian men don’t have a specific national dress. They usually use jeans and t-shirts. However, there are a number who wear religious robes.
Women
Women, on the other hand, traditionally wear a Chitenge, similar to a large sarong, often with an elaborate pattern or design. They also often wear a matching head cloth and blouse if they can pay for it. The great thing about the Chitenge is it has all kinds of creative uses such as a baby carrier, head scarf, oven mitts and others.

Gastronomy The basic food of life in Malawi is Nsima, which is maize flour mixed with water to make a solid porridge. This is generally served with beans or vegetables (like spinach) and fish. If the family is well heeled, sometimes they eat with meat. This is along with cassava and rice or stodge and is the basis of a Malawian meal, along with a minimal quantity of sauce. Malawian hospitality revolves around the food and they like to share with the foreign people.

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