The culture of the DRC, revolves mostly around food, music, and nature.
is a beautiful country full of lush jungles, and fertile rivers. The religious.
missionaries, have introduced some new styles, as well as the Belgian occupation.
Western clothing and styles, are beginning to pop up in all of the provinces.
The Congolese diet, is very interesting. A large portion of the country, has.
fish as its main dietary staple. Fish is both farmed, and caught from the Congo.
river. Congolese fish farmers, set up a six pond system, so that they can harvest.
the fish once a month. Another main staple, is Cassava bread, made from Cassava.
root and corn flour. The bread, is eaten with side dishes of meat. Weekly, and.
bi-weekly meat markets, are held in the villages. Meat such as beef and pork, are.
sold during the meat market week. Palm oil, is used for frying foods, and as a base.
for many traditional sauces. Palm wine, is also tapped from the palm tree. Palm.
wine can be like a fruit juice, or can be fermented to a strong grape-like wine, it is.
a popular thirst quencher.
Music and nature in the Congo, are inter-twined. The national dance.
company performs epics and plays, in the major traditional language of Lingala.
Kinshasa, is the center of popular music in Africa. An area of Kinshasa known as,.
"La Cite-, has many open-aired night clubs and dance floors. The nature in music,.
is experienced at the Symphonies Naturelles, a relaxing forest and animal.
sanctuary with a music café, ten miles from the center of Kinshasa. One can relax.
by the bird pond, or take a walk through the vast network of forests.
The housing and clothing in the Congo, vary from region to region. In the.
capital Kinshasa, there are modern apartments and high rises. In the north.
provinces, mud and straw huts are preferred. In the south and west provinces,.
wood and brick lean to like structures, with corrugated metal roofs are common.
The clothing in rural areas, is the old tribal style from the Bantus, it consists of.