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((merge from|Ugandan traditions|discuss=Talk:Culture of Uganda#Merge proposal|date=January 2024))
((more citations needed|date=May 2018))
((Culture of Uganda))
[[Image:Bugonga Church of Uganda.jpg|thumb|A church in [[Entebbe]], Uganda]]

'''Culture of [[Uganda]]''' is made up of a diverse range of ethnic groups. [[Lake Kyoga]] forms the northern boundary for the [[Bantu languages|Bantu]]-speaking people, who dominate much of [[East Africa|East]], [[Central Africa|Central]], and [[Southern Africa]]. In Uganda, they include the Baganda and several other tribes<ref>((Cite web|date=2020-10-20|title=Culture in Uganda ((!)) Culture of Uganda|url=https://www.primeugandasafaris.com/culture-in-uganda|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Prime Uganda Safaris & Tours|language=en-US))</ref>

The [[Baganda]] are the largest single ethnic group in [[Uganda]]. They occupy the central part of [[Uganda]] which was formerly the [[Buganda]] Province. They are found in the present districts of [[Kampala]], Mpigi, [[Mukono District|Mukono]], Masaka, Kalangala, [[Kiboga]], Rakai, Mubende, Luwero, Wakiso, Ssembabule, and Buikwe. They are a Bantu-speaking people and their language is called [[Luganda]].<ref>((Cite book|title=People and Cultures of Uganda|publisher=[[Fountain Publishers]]|year=2011|isbn=978-9970-25-034-9|location=Kampala, Uganda|pages=14))</ref>

In the north, the [[Lango people|Lango]] and the [[Acholi people]]s predominate, who speak [[Nilotic languages]]. To the east are the [[Teso people|Iteso]] and [[Karamojong people|Karamojong]], who speak a Nilotic language, whereas the Gishu are part of the Bantu and live mainly on the slopes of Mt. Elgon. They speak Lumasaba, which is closely related to the Luhya of [[Kenya]]. A few [[Pygmy peoples|Pygmies]] live isolated in the [[rainforests]] of western Uganda.<ref>((Cite web|date=2022-02-01|title=Ugandan Culture - Rich and Diverse - Multi-Cultural with History|url=https://kabiza.com/ugandan-culture-rich-and-diverse/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Kabiza Wilderness Safaris|language=en-US))</ref><ref>((Cite book|last=T.P|first=O'Brien|title=The prehistory of Uganda protectorate|publisher=Cambridge at the University press|year=1939|isbn=978-1-107-41915-5|pages=1–64))</ref><ref>((Cite journal|last1=Wayland|first1=E. J.|last2=Burkitt|first2=M. C.|date=1932|title=The Magosian Culture of Uganda|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2843964|journal=The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland|volume=62|pages=369–390|doi=10.2307/2843964|jstor=2843964|issn=0307-3114))</ref><ref>((Cite book|last=Barlas|first=Robert|title=Cultures of the world Uganda|publisher=Michelle Bisson|year=2010|isbn=978-0-7614-4859-4))</ref><ref>((Cite journal|last=O'Brien|first=T. P.|date=1936|title=53. Notes on the Stone Age Cultures of Uganda.|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2790731|journal=Man|volume=36|pages=41–44|doi=10.2307/2790731|jstor=2790731|issn=0025-1496))</ref>

== Religion ==
((Main|Religion in Uganda))
[[Christianity|Christians]] make up 85.2 percent of Uganda's population. There were sizeable numbers of [[Sikhism|Sikhs]] and [[Hinduism|Hindus]] in the country until [[Asian people|Asians]] were expelled in 1972 by [[Idi Amin]], following an alleged dream, although many are now returning following an invitation from President [[Yoweri Museveni]]. [[Islam|Muslims]] make up 12 percent of Uganda's population.<ref>((Cite book|last=David A.|first=Hoekema|title=Religion and Culture in Uganda|year=2019|pages=99–118))</ref>

== Sport ==
[[Image:Football in full swing (501839950).jpg|thumb|Young boys playing a casual game of [[Association football|football]] (soccer) in [[Arua District]].]]
[[Association football|Football]] is the national sport in Uganda. The [[Uganda national football team]], nicknamed "The Cranes" is controlled by the [[Federation of Uganda Football Associations]]. They have never qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup]] finals. Their best finish in the [[African Cup of Nations]] was second in [[1978 African Cup of Nations|1978]].

In [[cricket]], Uganda was part of the [[East African cricket team|East Africa team]] that qualified for the [[Cricket World Cup]] in [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]].

There is also a [[National Basketball League (Uganda)|national basketball league]] played by some professional players as well as college students and a few high school students.<ref>((Cite web|last=Huston-Holm|first=Patty|date=2020-03-03|title=Shorter-than-normal Ugandan basketball player uses 'brain' to excel|url=https://www.ugandapartners.org/2020/03/shorter-than-normal-ugandan-basketball-player-uses-brain-to-excel/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Uganda Christian University Partners|language=en-US))</ref><ref>((Cite web|title=The next generation of Uganda's basketball stars|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/1523149|access-date=2022-02-12|website=New Vision|language=en))</ref> Uganda hosted a regional tournament in 2006,<ref>((Cite web|title=People's Daily Online -- Uganda to host regional basketball championships|url=http://en.people.cn/200603/06/eng20060306_248291.html|access-date=2022-02-12|website=en.people.cn))</ref> which its [[Uganda national basketball team|national team]], nicknamed ''The Silverbacks'',<ref>Kaweru, Franklin, [http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/basketball/item/23580-uganda-s-silverbacks-ranked-89th-in-latest-fiba-rankings.html "Uganda’s Silverbacks ranked 89th in latest FIBA rankings"] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012184634/http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/basketball/item/23580-uganda-s-silverbacks-ranked-89th-in-latest-fiba-rankings.html |date=2015-10-12 )), ''KAWOWO Sports'', 9 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.</ref> won.

[[Rugby union]] is also a growing sport in Uganda, and the [[Uganda national rugby union team]] has been growing stronger as evidenced by more frequent victories and close games against African powerhouses like [[Namibia]] and [[Morocco]].<ref>((Cite web|title=Rugby union looks back to 2005 with a smile|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/1110571|access-date=2022-02-12|website=New Vision|language=en))</ref>

At [[multi-sport event]]s, Uganda has enjoyed most of its success in [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]] and [[boxing]]. Uganda has won seven medals at the [[Uganda at the Olympics|Olympics]] and 39 at the [[Uganda at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]], all in these two sports. Some of Uganda's most notable athletes include [[John Akii-Bua]], who won Uganda's first Olympic gold in the [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 metres hurdles]] at the [[1972 Munich Olympics]], and [[Davis Kamoga]], a bronze medalist in the [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 metres]] and the first Ugandan to win a medal at the [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics]] (winning a silver at the [[1997 World Championships in Athletics|1997 World Championships]] in [[Athens]]). [[Moses Ndiema Kipsiro]] was the bronze medalist in the 5,000 metres at the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres|2007 World Championships]] in [[Osaka]], and [[Stephen Kiprotich]] was the winner of the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|marathon]] at the [[2012 London Olympics]] and the 2013 World Championships. Notable among female athletes include [[Dorcus Inzikuru]], who was the first Ugandan to win a gold at the World Athletics Championships when she won the 3,000 metres steeplechase at the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|2005 World Championships]] in [[Helsinki]], before adding a gold at the [[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|2006 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Melbourne]].

[[Ayub Kalule]] was one of Uganda's most successful boxers, winning golds in the light welterweight category at the [[1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] and the lightweight division at the [[1974 Commonwealth Games]] before turning professional and becoming [[World Boxing Association]] light-middleweight world champion in 1979.

As of April 2021, Uganda has been one of four African members of the rapidly growing [[international federation for lacrosse]].<ref name="US Lacrosse Magazine">[https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/fuel/international/south-african-lacrosse-becomes-69th-member-nation-of-world-lacrosse South African Lacrosse Becomes 69th Member Nation of World Lacrosse] ''US Lacrosse Magazine'', 15 April 2021. Accessed 20 April 2021.</ref> For the first time, Uganda will feature a national team at the 2022 [[Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships]].<ref>[https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108412/lacrosse-world-u21 Record 23 lacrosse teams to play at Men's Under-21 World Championship] Ali Iveson ([[Inside the Games]]), 30 May 2021. Accessed 9 June 2021.</ref>

== Language ==
((Main|Languages of Uganda))
Uganda is ethnologically diverse, with at least 40 languages in usage. [[Luganda]] is the most common language. [[English language|English]] and [[Swahili language|Swahili]] are the official languages of Uganda, even though English is more popular. Swahili, the East African lingua franca, is not widespread as a language though it was made an official national language in September 2005.<ref>((Citation|title=Uganda|date=2021-12-28|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/uganda/|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|language=en|access-date=2021-12-30))</ref> Luganda, a language widespread in central Uganda, has been the official local language but education is conducted in English.<ref>[http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2006/04/27/65146.html IPP (Tanzania)]</ref>

==Media==
((main|Media in Uganda))

== Clothing ==
In Uganda, the ''[[kanzu]]''<ref>((Cite web |last=Uganda |date=2017-10-23 |title=Traditional Ugandan Clothing & Attire. |url=https://www.aboutuganda.com/arts_and_culture/traditional-ugandan-attires |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=In Uganda |language=en-US))</ref> is the national dress of men in the country. Women from central and eastern Uganda wear a dress with a sash tied around the waist and large exaggerated shoulders called a ''[[gomesi]]''.<ref>((Cite web |last=http://www.trtafrika.com/africa/gomesi-ugandas-traditional-women-dress-of-respect-15334299 |title=Gomesi: Uganda's traditional women dress of 'respect' - TRT Afrika |url=http://www.trtafrika.com/africa/gomesi-ugandas-traditional-women-dress-of-respect-15334299 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Gomesi: Uganda's traditional women dress of 'respect' |language=en))</ref> Women from the west and north-west drape a long cloth around their waists and shoulders called ''suuka''. Women from the south-west wear a long baggy skirt and tie a short matching cloth across their shoulders c known as omushanana. Women also wear a floor-length dress called a ''busuti'', which was introduced by the 19th-century missionaries.

== See also ==
*[[Uganda National Cultural Centre]]
*[[Uganda National Contemporary Ballet]]

== References ==
((more footnotes needed|date=May 2018))
((Reflist))

== Further reading ==
* Mukama, Ruth G. (1991) 'Recent developments in the language situation and prospects for the future', pp.&nbsp;334–350 in ''Changing Uganda'', eds. Holger Bernt Hansen & Michael Twaddle, Fountain Publishers, 1991
* Trowell, Margaret; Wachsmann, Klaus (1953) Tribal Crafts of Uganda, Oxford, 1953

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080827194734/http://wwwa.britannica.com/nations/Uganda Britannica]
* https://sites.google.com/view/whatugandanswear/home

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