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African Scarification is a practice that is still very common among some tribes in Africa. Scarification is the process of making marks on the body. In Africa, these marks can symbolize several things like your tribe, your age, your culture, your role in the society. African scarification is a form of identity among the people.  This practice is one that is very old, and as mentioned, some tribes still very much practice it. For example, the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria; they make scars on the face of the person, from these scars, you know which town a person is from.  Scarification is something that is done on both men and women. Some tribe's scarification extends into the bodies of the individual. 

People are often surprised when they see black people dancing salsa. They believe it's foreign to Africa. But it isn't because salsa started in Africa Salsa is an old dance style that has its roots from two different sources. These are the Caribbean and African roots.The African slaves at that time wanted to have a dance type that goes well with European music. This was what gave birth to the Salsa dance steps. The dance was brought into America as far back as the 60's by Cuban exiles and Puerto Ricans. Today, the dance is mostly seen danced by those in Telenovelas that is Latinos. Salsa dance is well-known for its easy learning, making it one of the easiest dance steps to learn. https://youtu.be/XHRicvVodkI

Henna is an ink that is gotten from a specific plant called Henna tree. The henna design on the skin is widely known to be done on women from India, Pakistan and other Arab countries. Some people do not believe that it is also done by Africans.  Henna in African tradition has a very old date - as long as 4000 years ago when the practice began. This shows that it is nothing new to Africans. In Nigeria, the Henna plant is grown in different parts of the country. In these different parts, it is also known to have different names. The names come from the different tribes and countries in the African continent for example, in Nigeria, Henna is called Marandaa among the Northern Nigerians while the Yoruba people call it Laali.  Henna is known to be medicinal in […]