SENEGAL

FLAG

• The green stands for progress
• The yellow stands for natural wealth
• The red stands for sacrifice and determination
• The star represents hope

SENEGAL GOVERNMENT

• The most popular growing crop is peanuts
• Senegal is a democratic country

FOOD

• Most or their breakfast involves bread such as baguettes or rolls
• Lunch involves mostly rice and fish
• Dinner involves rice, meat, vegetables and beans

RELIGION AND TRADITIONS

• Senegal's main religion is Muslim
• They have a tradition called simbe or false lion ceremony where people dress up as lions and chase around people that do not have tickets

HOLIDAYS

• January 1st = New Year's Day
• February 4th = prophet Mohammed's birthday
• April 4th = Independence Day
• April 9th = Easter Monday
• May 1st = Labor Day
• May 28th = whit Monday

SCHOOL

• 92.5 percent or people in Senegal go to school
• They make sure that all students get 10 years or education especially girls and young children
• But many people in Senegal do not get very good education due to the lack of resources and trained teachers

SPORTS AND FREE TIME

• The national sport is wrestling but the most popular is soccer
• In Senegal there is many things to do such as fishing, racing, diving, and surfing.

WEATHER

• The weather is mostly tropical all year
• November to May is uninterrupted sunshine
• June to October is a short rainy season.

SENEGAL MAP AND TERRAIN

• Senegal is known for its night life and music
• Senegal is on Africa's west coast
• Senegal is mostly plains and small hills the plains are made mostly of sand or flood plains

FUN FACTS

• Senegal is about the size of South Dakota
• After school the kids don't speak French they speak Qur'an or Muslim scripture
• It was one of the main auction sites in the slave era
• The motto for Senegal when translated in to English is one people, one goal, one faith
• Senegal has a giant statue made of bronze an 45 feet tall that was made during the new African era called the African Renaissance monument.