Thursday, April 14, 2011

celebrating of culture

Overall culture

The Libyan culture have a mixture of European colony and black African slave. Around the eleventh and twelfth centuries the Arabian armies got mixed with the local Berber population. The pure Berber minorities still remains in the southern part of Libya and they stand apart from the rest of the Libyan people and maintain connection with their homeland Tibesti and Ahaggar. The oil wealth is reflected in their architecture. The political distribution of power can be seen with the architecture of traditional and modern structure. The traditional food is cooked by the women and served in the table by the youth of the house. The major economical industry is the exportation of Oil

Music is intimately connected with the traditional culture of Libya. This North African country is inspired by the Arabic culture and therefore the Libyan music is also influenced by the Arabic music. The Arabic music mainly rises out of the Arabic poetry dating back to the pre-Islamic period. Arabian people come from the most ethnic groups and they generally prefer to practice Arabian music. To have an idea about the rich storehouse of music in Libya, the tourists have to collect information about the cultural history of Libya.

Lybian music
Cultural info
Etiquette and customs of Libya

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