African culture means the distinctive way of life of Africans as embodied in their customs, beliefs, art, morals, law and traits.  This, in practical terms will include our house types, marriage systems, our weaving patterns, the food we eat and the peculiar ways we cook them, the dresses that we wear and the peculiar way that we sew them, our ways of naming a child and the meaning of our names, our proverbial sayings as they reflect our daily activities, our method of interaction with elders, our style of music, the way we dance, and many more.   These are things anybody growing up in Africa can acquire, through socialization, even if they are not Africans by origin.

Do all Africans have a common culture? In other words, is there one African culture?  May be not.   However, each component part of Africa, or each ethnic group in Africa, has some ways of life in common more than any other group in all parts of the world.  To that extent we can talk of African culture.  We can also see the culture of each ethnic group in Africa as a subculture, a section of African culture.  In this section of upAfrica.com, we intend to share with you with some of our rich cultures.  If you have an African Name, please share the meaning of your name or other African names that you know.  You can also share some African Proverbs and moonlight stories with everyone.