PEOPLE OF LESOTHO : In Lesotho you will find various castes, tribes and races. Sotho covers the major portions of the inhabitants. It covers about 99.7% of the total population. Europeans , Asians , and others are also to be found in Lesotho.
Christianity is the main religion that rules in Lesotho. Some other native beliefs are also there. To talk about the languages, Sotho , Southern , English , Zulu and Xhosa are mostly spoken.
ARTS, CULTURE AND MUSIC OF LESOTHO
Art : Lesotho is popular for its Mohair Weaving Tradition . Among the other flourishing cottage industries in Lesotho there are Grass Products , Pottery , Beadwork , Molamus , Clothing , Basotho Toys , Litema and so on. Some famous authors from the country of Lesotho are Moroesi Akhionbare , Thomas Mofolo , Mpho Matsepo Nthunya , Mzamane Nhlapo , Halejoetse Tsehlana and so on.
Culture : Among the traditional festivals The Morija Arts & Cultural Festival is quite popular. It is primarily a music festival. This festival generally takes place in the town called Morija . Traditional dresses of Lesotho include the Basotho hat that is also known as "mokorotlo" and the Basotho blanket .
Music : Some of the traditional musical instruments are lekolulo , setolo-tolo , thomo and some others. Lekolulo is a sort of flute that generally the herding boys use. Setolo-tolo is another kind of musical instrument that is played using the mouth.
Then thomo is a stringed instrument especially for the women. Except these you will also find some other musical forms in Lesotho such as sub-Saharan AfroPop styles , kwaito , jazz , reggae etc.
FLAG OF LESOTHO : The flag of Lesotho is quite beautiful and carry a relative significance. There are total four colors in the flag. These are blue , white , green and black . The flag contains three stripes, of which the upper stripe is blue, the middle is white and the bottom stripe is green. In the midst of the white stripe there is a black Basotho Hat . It represents the native people of the country. In the flag the colors have their individual meanings and symbols. Blue signifies rain; white signifies peace and green signifies prosperity.
ECONOMY OF LESOTHO : Diamonds, wool, mohair, sand, clay, footwear, clothing, building stone etc are the natural resources of the country. All these resources bring in lots of revenue for the country. The country earns its revenue mainly from exporting electricity and a little portion of it derives from exporting water. Most of the families survive on the revenues from agriculture. Cattle rearing are also a source of earning for a number of people. From various sources, Lesotho has got economic aids. Some of these sources are United States, Ireland, World Bank, United Kingdom, Germany etc. by the help of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) ; Lesotho has gradually become the largest exporter in the fields of garments to the United States from the regions of sub-Saharan Africa. This is really a great achievement for the country.
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