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Bowens, Sydney Y. “Liberia.” Padletæ¯ä¸ä¸æå®¹æä¸äººåä½åé åå®¹çæ¹æ³, Ms. D. Roode, 12 Dec. 2017, padlet.com/blogwithsyd/n5b3yg4ixx8h.

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The most spoken language is English.

English is part of the Indo-European language family, part of the Germanic language group, and part of the West Germanic language branch.

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85.6% of Liberians are Christians

Most of these denominations such as, Lutheran, Baptist, Episcopal, were brought by African-Americans settlers moving from the U.S. to Liberia, while some are indegenious- like Pentecostal and Evangelical Protestant.

Christianity is a universalizing religion because with about 10 denominations, Christianity provides a more universal appeal

Christianity is a monotheistic religion. Christians worship through songs, dances, readings from scripture, prayers, sermons, and various holy ceremonies. The Christians sacred text is the Holy Bible.  Most Christian places of worship will have a cross.

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Kpelle is the top represented ethnicity of Liberia.

The Kpelle immigrated from northern South Sudan to Mali, Liberia, Mauritania, and Chad. About half a million of the Kpelle people speak Guinean Kpelle, but in Liberian schools, Liberian Kpelle is taught and is spoken by half as many. The Kpelle people practice both Christianity(Lutheran) and Islam.

Bassa is the second most represented ethnicity in Liberia.

The Bassa people have a Kemetic origin which means that they are people who likely left Egypt in early medieval era and migrated south then west, sometime after the collapse of Adbassa Empire and the invasion of the Persians in 6th-century. Some migrated coastal West Africa and other parts including Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo and Nigeria, Senegal while others settled in central African region of Cameroon and Congo. The Bassa speak the Bassa language, a Kru language that belongs to the Niger-Congo family of languages. The Bassa people practice several different denominations of Christianity.

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Women typically clean, cook, take care of their children, but their contributions to the family are rarely recognized as work. Women are held back in society by biases in education, health care, land ownership, and credit, along with cultural practices like pre-arranged marriages and female genital mutilation. However, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf serves as president over Liberia and is the first elected female head of state in Africa. She has been presiding since January 16, 2006.

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1. One example of folk culture is their participation in secret socities. While still belonging to Christian or Muslim denominations, ethnic groups in all regions participate in religious secret societies associated with the spirit world, including the Poro and Sande gender-based secret societies. The Poro society is found amongst the Bassa, Gola, Kissi, Kpelle, Loma, Mano, and Vai people of Liberia.

2. Liberia has its own ancient music and instruments. While Liberian music is part of wider West African music heritage, it is also distinct from its neighbors. There are several different types of drums used in traditional music. Drums are one of the most widely used instruments in many ceremonies both official and nonofficial, weddings, christenings, naming ceremonies, holidays, graduations, etc.

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1. Soccer is the most popular sport in Liberia. The University of Liberia and Cuttington University College hold annual sports competitions.

2. During the pandemic of Ebola in Liberia, well-known Liberian artists such as Takun J and Hipco got the message across through music, art, and dance to be aware and cautious and not spread the Ebola virus.

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Liberia was long characterized by its division into two basic societies. One was composed of the settlers of the freed slaves, who immigrated to West Africa from the New World in the nineteenth century, and the Liberians, who descended from them; the other much larger faction was made up of the tribal Africans indigenous.

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Ex- soccer star, George Weah, is now running for president over Liberia. With votes from around 25 percent of polling stations counted, George Weah, once named African Player of the Century, and Vice President Joseph Boakai emerged as the top vote-getters among the 20 candidates in Tuesday’s election. Mr. Weah, with roughly 136,000 votes, was leading Mr. Boakai, with 105,000 votes. This demonstrates the term acculturation which is when two cultures come into contact with one another and the "weaker" of the two, which represents Mr. Weah's lack in politics, adopts traits from the more dominant culture.