African Birthday Traditions,
Your Stories

Do you have an interesting family story about African birthday traditions in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, or birthday celebrations in one of the dozens of other African countries?

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African Ethnic Groups, a Brief History

Africa is the world's second largest continent, with more than four dozen countries and at least twice that number of major cultural and ethnic groups. Her history is ancient and colorful, celebrated uniquely in each of the various countries and dfferent tribes.

Some of Africa's larger ethnic groups include: Arabs, Yoruba, Igbo, Yoruba, Amhara, Somali, and Zulu.

Egypt

Egypt has her own birthday traditions page. Please click flag at left to add your personal birthday story from Egypt.

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African Birthday Traditions?

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Your African Birthday Traditions Stories

Click links below to read birthday stories from other visitors to this page.

South African Birthday Traditions
I am Zoleya, and I live in South Africa. At the age of 14, I got initiated into the community of the Zulu tribe. I was taught the traditions, beliefs,...

Kenya Birthday Traditions and Initiation
I am from Kenya and going to write about my country's birthday customs. I celebrated my birthday on the day when I got initiated to my community. Initiation ...

Zimbabwe Shona Birthday Traditions Not rated yet
My family decided to take my aunt "home" to Africa for her 29th birthday, specifically Zimbabwe. We have been living in the U.S. for many generations,...

My Traditional Birthdays in Kenya Not rated yet
I grew up as a child in Kenya. To this day I remember being blessed with the most extraordinary birthday celebrations. They always included family and ...

Memories of Ghana Birthday Not rated yet
Memories of birthdays in Ghana bring back a lot of emotion, to a simpler time with nothing but cheerful memories. Memories that have more to do with family ...