Culture..

The Mendes, Temne and other groups have a system of secret societies that undertook through the centuries to convey the culture of different tribes. These are inculcated members of each group since childhood. For this most secretive of cultural activities are closed to the outsider.

The official language of Sierra Leone is English, which emerged during the expeditions of colonization, when countries such as Britain took possession of parts of Africa such as Sierra Leone, which for years has been settled. The inhabitants were forced to learn so a way to spread the language throughout the world, but in fact the lingua franca Krio is the language, native to the Sierra Leone Creoles, but spoken by 98% of the population.

The British also influenced the culture of these people, every people of Africa have different religious beliefs. With the coming of the British, were lost tens of rites, for now have to follow the Gospel and Catholic Christian, the same cost for meals and dancing, eating only the English food, dancing and generally influenced by the dances of England.
            There is a football team that won the title “Leonesa Amiliar Cabral” in 1993 and 1995. The colors of the flag of Sierra Leone are: green, white and blue, also has the coat of arms was granted by the College of Arms "in 1960, the shield shows a lion and zig zag, representing the Sierra Leone which derives the name of the country, this country is the motto: unity, freedom and justice.