Art 
Senegal is known for its glass paintings. The artists usually paint a native animal or a place in Senegal on the glass. It is really pretty and good for souvenirs. They also make handbags, shoes, and belts out of leather iguana, crocodile, and snake skins. A lot of their clothing comes from animal skins. Senegal is also known for its talented artists who sell their hand crafted jewelry in markets.
Sports
Many Senegalese love to watch their two national sports: wrestling and canoe racing. They paint their canoes in bright colors and many people watch the races from the shores. Their canoes are often named after a satin or a local hero who gives them money or protection during the race. Often many different villages will have wrestling competitions with each other. Wrestling helps pass the time during the dry season in Senegal. If I were a parent I do not think I would want my children to wrestle because then they could get hurt.
Customs
In Senegal, you never eat with your left hand (unless you are holding a fruit in your left hand and peeling it with your right hand). Also, people eat in separate groups depending on their age and gender. Sometimes they even eat in seperate rooms. Several people eat from the same bowl using the fingers (on their right hand) or a spoon. In Senegal, you are supposed to avoid eye contact with persons still eating.
Marriage
People usually get married at young ages, but if they go to a college then they get married afterwards. In rural areas in Senegal, parents are the matchmakers for their children. Once the father finds a girl he likes for his son, he sends her parents kola nuts and money. If the parents accept the items then their kids get married to each other. The husband gets his new wife many new things like pretty clothes, jewelery, a television set, or a sewing machine. It is very different from how people get married in America because people usually decide for themselves who they are going to marry.
Senegal is known for its glass paintings. The artists usually paint a native animal or a place in Senegal on the glass. It is really pretty and good for souvenirs. They also make handbags, shoes, and belts out of leather iguana, crocodile, and snake skins. A lot of their clothing comes from animal skins. Senegal is also known for its talented artists who sell their hand crafted jewelry in markets.
Sports
Many Senegalese love to watch their two national sports: wrestling and canoe racing. They paint their canoes in bright colors and many people watch the races from the shores. Their canoes are often named after a satin or a local hero who gives them money or protection during the race. Often many different villages will have wrestling competitions with each other. Wrestling helps pass the time during the dry season in Senegal. If I were a parent I do not think I would want my children to wrestle because then they could get hurt.
Customs
In Senegal, you never eat with your left hand (unless you are holding a fruit in your left hand and peeling it with your right hand). Also, people eat in separate groups depending on their age and gender. Sometimes they even eat in seperate rooms. Several people eat from the same bowl using the fingers (on their right hand) or a spoon. In Senegal, you are supposed to avoid eye contact with persons still eating.
Marriage
People usually get married at young ages, but if they go to a college then they get married afterwards. In rural areas in Senegal, parents are the matchmakers for their children. Once the father finds a girl he likes for his son, he sends her parents kola nuts and money. If the parents accept the items then their kids get married to each other. The husband gets his new wife many new things like pretty clothes, jewelery, a television set, or a sewing machine. It is very different from how people get married in America because people usually decide for themselves who they are going to marry.
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