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Count 1,2,3 in bilen
Lauch, Lenga, Siechwa
What is the second biggest city in Eritrea?
Keren
What year was the Blin festival held in Uppsala?
2019
Name the dish that is strongly ascosiated with the Bilen houshould. Hint: When a child is born there is a tradition to eat this with the relatives.
Name the dish in bilen to get points!!!
Kala
What is the name of the man who is the mastermind behind the Blin Youth Diaspora Group
Samuel
Chicken in bilen?
Dirwa
What year did Eritrea become independent?
1993
The Blin language are a part of this language branch... which is an undergroup of the Afro-Asiatic language family
The Cushitic language branch
The traditional Gmbi as we know is used by men to dance with. But this decorated stick is also used to...?
To lead sheep.
What are the two most typical colors on the "Kani". The Kani is the dress worn by Bilen women.
Red and black
Lebeka
Hjärta
Eritrea consists of this many tribes ... Name all of them...
9. Afar, Blien, Hidareb, Kunama, Nara, Rashaida, Saho, Tigre and Tigrinya.
The Bilin people are believed to have descended from this Ethiopian people ...
Agaw people
What was the blin peoples primary way of life/ their way of surviving? Example: Hunters and gatherers.
They were primarily agriculturalist
Eritreas national animal is?
Camel
"Vi ska äta injera"
Hur säger man det på bilin?
Sansa'a qunogn
In 1965 a photographer called James P. Blaire took a picture of an eritrean boy with a beautiful smile and scars on his cheeks. This picture is now seen in many eritrean households. What is the name of the boy/picture?
The Beni Amer boy
What is the east african kingdom called which existed in 1st century – 960 AD , and was a major power on the trade route between Rome and India.
The Kingdom of Aksum
Balsot is an initiation rite to marriage life and womanhood. In this rite the bride leaves her family to connect with the bridegroom and his family. This rite is after 3 months ended with the bride going back to her close women and finished with a special act? What is this act?
The braiding of a womens hair.
The Artist Temesghen Michael sings out a girls name in his famous love song. What is the name of the girl?
Hint "(name of the girl) gabsi wasinan"
MERINA
"Förra året var jag i Eritrea"
N'qui Ertra fero ergukhun
Alt 2: La amera jab Ertra fero ergukhun
What is the highest mouintain in Eritrea?
Emba Soira
How far back can the teff grain used to make sansa'a be traced? Closest answer wins!
The history was dated back to the 3350 BC.
Children belonging to the Bilen ethnic group shave their heads and leave a small tuff of their hair on the crown of the head until they start to walk. For male children, this tuff of hair remains with them till the age of ...
10
What is "Shingale"?
An initiation ceremony to manhood for bilen boys.
Example: "His father gives him a pocket knife and his mother offers him some grain. Then the boy sets on a journey to Shingale. While traveling he is accompanied by his friends. To test the boy’s strength as an adult, he is made to travel bare foot and without wearing a shirt while his friends create a lot of obstacles on his way. "