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I wanted to share a bit about family dynamics in Uganda as well as some other things not known about their lifestyles.
The only way to see or know these things is to visit and spend a good amount of time there. I'm still learning even after all these years.
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I wanted to share a bit about family dynamics in Uganda as well as some other things not known about their lifestyles.
The only way to see or know these things is to visit and spend a good amount of time there. I'm still learning even after all these years.
Many of our kids live without fathers but may have more than 1 person that they call "mom or dad" .
In cultural traditions A child has a mom and any of her sisters
are called "mom". The mom's brothers are usually called "Dad" as well. For their "Dad" any of his sisters are called Ssenga = Aunt. and any of his brothers are called "Jomba =Uncle. Now this mainly applies to deep villages since in Kampala and Jinja the 2 largest cities are filled with people who are educated and they know the difference between
Aunt, Uncle , Cousin etc. Some people like my husband grew knowing only his dad's side of the family so his
dad's 2 brothers are the ones who he has relied on and at times he calls them "papa", or "Baba" which is dad in Swahili or just Jomba (uncle) but for all his other uncles he calls them jomba and the aunts he says Auntie or just calls them by their name if they are really close to age. Every family is a bit different but almost always all of our kids refer to cousins as
"brother /sister/. They are all raised together as siblings and many kids won't know who was a sibling as who was only a cousin. So if ever you get a letter listing more siblings than we thought just know its most likely cousins and the kid won't know the difference. If you get a letter listing a mom and dad
yet the child is an orphan just know its a very close aunt/uncle raising them.
In cultural traditions A child has a mom and any of her sisters
are called "mom". The mom's brothers are usually called "Dad" as well. For their "Dad" any of his sisters are called Ssenga = Aunt. and any of his brothers are called "Jomba =Uncle. Now this mainly applies to deep villages since in Kampala and Jinja the 2 largest cities are filled with people who are educated and they know the difference between
Aunt, Uncle , Cousin etc. Some people like my husband grew knowing only his dad's side of the family so his
dad's 2 brothers are the ones who he has relied on and at times he calls them "papa", or "Baba" which is dad in Swahili or just Jomba (uncle) but for all his other uncles he calls them jomba and the aunts he says Auntie or just calls them by their name if they are really close to age. Every family is a bit different but almost always all of our kids refer to cousins as
"brother /sister/. They are all raised together as siblings and many kids won't know who was a sibling as who was only a cousin. So if ever you get a letter listing more siblings than we thought just know its most likely cousins and the kid won't know the difference. If you get a letter listing a mom and dad
yet the child is an orphan just know its a very close aunt/uncle raising them.
Now on to the religions of Uganda Roman Catholic (39.3%)
Church of Uganda (32.2%)
Islam (13.7%)
Pentecostal (11.1%)
Seventh-day Adventist (1.7%)
Eastern Orthodox (0.1%)
Baptist (0.3%)
Church of Uganda (32.2%)
Islam (13.7%)
Pentecostal (11.1%)
Seventh-day Adventist (1.7%)
Eastern Orthodox (0.1%)
Baptist (0.3%)
Many are Catholic and Church of Uganda seems to be Anglican. Followed by what they call "Born Agains " or Pentecostal. Then Islam. Now people of all religions seem to be extra superstitious in Uganda. In fact when we 1st began
our community garden soon after a few things were planted my husband found a bottle with what witch doctors would call "a potion" . They throw these bottles on or around people's gardens since they don't want anything to prosper and they want to" curse' it. Well our crops have provided several harvests so whatever they were doing didn't work . So witch doctors are still around and practicing in Uganda though not as much as other impoverished places.
our community garden soon after a few things were planted my husband found a bottle with what witch doctors would call "a potion" . They throw these bottles on or around people's gardens since they don't want anything to prosper and they want to" curse' it. Well our crops have provided several harvests so whatever they were doing didn't work . So witch doctors are still around and practicing in Uganda though not as much as other impoverished places.
Meal times .
Meals in Uganda take place around 7 am breakfast. Tea with cookies or bread if families can afford it. 3-4pm lunch at home. Those who are at school eat at 1 or 1:30pm .
Supper as late as 9pm. After all the family is home from work. Cooking on coal stoves outside takes about 2+ hours to cook even a simple meal of beans /rice or cornmeal. Their diet rarely changes. Most families just have bread and tea at night not a full supper.
Meals in Uganda take place around 7 am breakfast. Tea with cookies or bread if families can afford it. 3-4pm lunch at home. Those who are at school eat at 1 or 1:30pm .
Supper as late as 9pm. After all the family is home from work. Cooking on coal stoves outside takes about 2+ hours to cook even a simple meal of beans /rice or cornmeal. Their diet rarely changes. Most families just have bread and tea at night not a full supper.
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