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UNITY IN CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Culture refers to the behavior and belief of a particular social ethnic or age group. It is, in sum, the way in which people from a certain place do things. Culture helps an individual identify him/herself and people who look like them. On the other hand, unity simply means oneness. Diversity is the differences in people’s beliefs and culture. In a nutshell, unity in cultural diversity simply means oneness inspite of differences.
In Nigeria, there are over 180 million people and over 250 ethnic groups. On the other hand, the population of the world is over 7 billion people and over 820 ethnic groups. This show that there are diverse cultural groups in Nigeria and the world at large. When people cannot respect their differences, this leads to tension and sometimes to war.
Common Customs and Traditions
- Greetings
- Dressing styles
- Dancing steps
- Different hairstyles
- Types of houses
Retainable Customs
The following are customs that should be retained and should pass from one generation to another.
- Modes of greeting
- Dressing styles
- Dancing steps
- Our hospitality
- Respect for elders
- Arts and crafts
- Different hairstyles
- Types of houses
- Our hospitality
- Good neighbourliness
Changeable Customs
- Cultism
- Killing of twins
- Unequal value on the sexes
- Ritual murder
- Female circumcision
Reasons why some Culture should be Changed
- They are obnoxious
- They are old fashioned
- They are discriminatory, that is they do not treat male and female equally.
- Antagonist
- They do not allow for development in the society.
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