LOCAL HISTORY AND
CULTURE
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DISCOVER
CAMEROON
CULTURE AND
RYTHM
PRESENTATION
• LOCAL HISTORY AND CULTURE
• SOME ASPECTS OF CAMEROON CULTURE.
HISTORY OF OUR TOWN
The population of our city, Douala, is close to 3,ooo,ooo. The town is located on
the banks of the Wouri River in the Littoral Region. Douala is not an ancient city.
Douala Town
Douala Town
SOME ASPECTS
OF CAMEROON CULTURE.
 In the North West Region, you don’t
greet a chief with your hands.
In the North, girls are engaged very
early for marriage; as early as 14 years
old. Ladies cover their
faces when
moving about
 A man can get married to many wives.
Some chiefs in the North West and
West Regions have about 30 wives.
 In the West Region, 10 years after
burial, the skull of a dead person is dug
and reburied inside a room.
FOOTBALL! OUR CULTURAL SPIRIT
Cameroon is a sports-loving country. Our spirit of sports is seen in Douala where we have many sports facilities.
There are football stadia, basketball, handball, volleyball fields. There are also gym centers. Last year, our school
won the national volleyball championship. If you enter Douala early on Sunday morning, you will see many people
doing sports, no matter the neighborhood. Cameroon is renowned in football. Africa has more places in the world
cup today, thanks to the Cameroon National Football Team, the Indomitable Lions and Milla Rogers, who is retired.
Now, we have another famous football star, Samuel Eto’o Fils, who grew up in Douala. He is the captain of our
national team and will lead Cameroon to the world cup in South Africa in June.
Mount Cameroon race in Buea
WE DONOT LIKE THESE ASPECTS:
 Early marriages.
 Digging and removing dead people’s skulls.
CONCLUSION
The culture of Cameroon is very diverse and varied. As you move from one tribe or
Region to another, you meet different aspects of our culture. You can see it in the
way people dress, dance, sing and behave. All this is influenced by our tradition