Editing Bangui (section)

== Culture ==
===Customs===
[[Polygamy]] is an accepted practice among men.

When someone dies in Bangui a representative from his or her village attends the funeral. "This person is charged with indicating to the deceased the way back home so that the deceased may avenge himself and herself and demonstrate the power of the family".{{Sfn|Woodfork|2006|p=145}} The representative who attends the funeral also carries a little dust from the grave to the village, and gives it to the village's [[medicine man]] so that he can ascertain the reasons for his death.{{Sfn|Woodfork|2006|p=145}}

Most of the holidays in Bangui are festivals related to the Christian and Muslim faiths and are the same as those observed in other parts of the world. National holidays include Independence Day and the birthdays of Boganda and several other national heroes.{{Sfn|Woodfork|2006|p=145}}

=== Cuisine ===
[[File:The Bangui City.jpg|thumb|A French boulangerie in Bangui.]]
The cuisine of CAR is referred to as [[Centrafrican cuisine|Centrafrican]] and the staple [[Cuisine|diet]] in Bangui includes [[cassava]], [[rice]], [[squash (plant)|squash]], [[pumpkin]]s and [[Plantain (cooking)|plantain]]s served with a [[sauce]] and [[Grilling|grilled meat]]. [[Okra]] or ''gombo'' is a popular vegetable. [[Peanut]]s and [[peanut butter]] are widely used. [[Game (food)|Game]] is popular, as are the [[fish]]-based dishes ''maboké'' and ''soussou''. [[Manioc#Africa|Manioc flour]] is used for preparing [[fufu]].<ref name="International1959">{{cite book|author=Postal, Telegraph and Telephone Workers' International|title=PTTI Bulletin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wVtZAAAAYAAJ|year=1959}}</ref>

[[Alcoholic beverage]]s served are locally [[Brewing|brewed]] beer, [[palm wine]] and [[banana wine]]. [[Non-alcoholic beverage]]s include [[ginger beer]].<ref name=health>{{cite encyclopedia|url= https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/102152/Central-African-Republic/40696/Health-and-welfare|title= Central African Republic|encyclopedia= Health and welfare|access-date=31 March 2013|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>

===Art===
Bangui's artisans' market has traditional wares representing the art products from different regions of the country. Handicrafts include woven mats and baskets, wooden utensils of simple design, carved stools, pottery, musical instruments, tanned skins, and wood products.<ref name=Art/> The [[balafon]], similar to a [[xylophone]], is made out of the horns of animals. Innovative designs include butterfly wings stuck with gum on paper, and [[ebony]] and hardwood carvings of wood from the tropical region. Artwork also covers carved animals and human figures.<ref name=Art/> The crafts center in Bangui provides training to about 100 students in artistic crafting in [[leather]], [[ivory]] and ebony wares.<ref name="International1959"/>

===Music===
[[File:Balafoon.jpg|right|thumb|The [[balafon]].]]
Bangui has a rich music tradition and showcases the country's music. Its musicians also perform in many countries abroad. The Bangui band groups were influenced by [[Zokela]] in the 1980s.<ref name=Art/> The innovative music is based on dance bands who have adopted the Congolese music with electronic support. The music is rhythmic and blends with the Congolese rumba ([[soukous]]), which was influenced by [[son cubano]], [[Cha-cha-cha (music)|cha-cha-cha]], and [[merengue music|merengue]]. Popular Central African music groups or dance bands who perform in the city are Musiki, Zokela, Makembe, Cool Stars, Cannon Stars, and Super Stars.<ref name=Art/> Bokassa, during his tenure as president, established a music recording studio in Bangui and employed musicians to sing his praise with songs extolling his qualities as an emperor and to develop his cult image among his people.{{Sfn|Doeden2009|pp=16,26-28}}

===Sports===
[[File:The Race.jpg|thumb|right|The boat race on the Ubangi River in Bangui.]]
The most popular sport is basketball. Bangui hosted the [[FIBA Africa Championship 1974]], where the [[Central African Republic's national basketball team]] won one of its two continental titles. 
[[Football (soccer)]] is also popular. Both men and women from Bangui and throughout the country have participated in the [[Olympic Games]] since 1968 as well as in many international events.<ref name=Art/> The locals also organize boat races with hundreds of participants on the Ubangi River, which is a significant attraction.