Category:Tanzanian Food Traditions and Festivals

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Tanzanian people are very religious people and value their holidays and celebrations a lot. Due to the fact that there are many groups within the Tanzanian space, there are many different rituals and customs when celebrating on a special occasion. Still, a large part of the Tanzanian people is Muslim and they keep the Islamic Ramadan. In the middle of Sha`ban, people already celebrate in the streets with lights, they exchange gifts and the families visit each other. In the month of Sha`ban, people fast on Mondays and Thursdays and most of the shops are closed, because eating is considered a severe sin. In the hotels, the cafeterias are only opened for the sunset prayer. When breaking the fast, meals like water sweetened with sugar, rice, fish and many vegetables are consumed. The traditional beer, called mbege and made of banana and the ugali and all kinds of breads are consumed on this occasion. On other celebrations, duckling is also consumed in rich meals and if this is not available, mashed veggies and chicken are a good celebration meal.