Is there an epidemic in Lesotho?

Pay special attention to the following points when going abroad, especially to Africa: 1. First, we should know the contact information of China's diplomatic institutions and keep in touch with China's foreign institutions when necessary. 2. Be familiar with local customs. Different places have different customs. If you don't know the local customs, it will be considered unfriendly to the people of the destination country. 3. Understand the basic laws of the destination country. 4. It is most important not to participate in disputes between local tribes and political parties, otherwise it will lead to fire and even diplomatic disputes. 5. Understand the environment of the destination country, such as the natural environment. This will involve whether the destination country is in the outbreak period of epidemic disease. Lesotho was handed over to South Africa because of its special geographical position. As we all know, South Africa is the country with the most serious AIDS. The most important thing to go to Lesotho is to prevent AIDS. Flag of Lesotho-Kingdom of Lesotho, the highest country in the world.

National motto Khotso, Pula, Nala (Sesuto, peace, precipitation, prosperity)

The national emblem of Lesotho covers an area of 30,344 square kilometers.

The population is 65438+800,000 (2004), with an annual growth rate of 0.9% (2004). Most of them are black, belonging to Basuto and Zulu of Bantu language family. General English and Sesuto. About 90% of the residents believe in Protestantism and Catholicism, and the rest believe in primitive religion and Islam.

Maseru, the capital, is at an altitude of1500m. The population is about 370,000, of which the urban population is about 6.5438+0.5 million. The highest temperature in the whole year is 33℃ and the lowest temperature is -3℃.

Letsie III, the head of state, was crowned on February 7, 1996 and October 30, 1997 respectively.

Important festival

Moshoeshoe Day: March11;

Hero Day: April 4th;

King's birthday: July17;

Independence Day: 65438+1October 4th.

custom

1. Lesotho traditional costumes: Lesotho traditional costumes are straw hats and blankets. Lesotho people like to wear a straw hat called Bassotto. This kind of hat is conical, with five grass rings on the top, like a small flower basket, and the brim is covered with decorative patterns. It is made of local unique mountain grass, and its design is inspired by another mountain near Taba in its territory-Boxiu Mountain.

There is a big temperature difference between day and night here, and the blanket is very suitable for the local climate and local life. When it is cold, cover it with a blanket; When sleeping, blankets can also be used as quilts; When it rains, the blanket can also be used as a raincoat; Very convenient.

2. Celebrate the birth of a child: In Lesotho, after the baby is born, neighbors all congratulate it, but the ways of congratulations are different: if the newborn baby is a boy, neighbors will beat his parents with sticks; If the newborn baby is a girl, neighbors will throw water at her parents.

3. Marriage custom: In Lesotho, polygamy is practiced. But now most people only have one wife. When the current king married the queen, he made it clear that he would only marry one queen. When teenagers grow up, they have to leave their parents and start their own businesses. When he wants to get married, he doesn't have to be embarrassed to say it. Just choose an early morning and drive the lactating calves to the hillside to eat grass by themselves. When parents see it, they will understand his mind. Once the girl is selected, please ask the matchmaker to take a cow to match. When the matchmaker comes back, if her hair is cut off and her face is covered with shiny butter, it means it is ready. And if the girl has a string wrapped around her finger, it means that she is not satisfied with the other party, so the matchmaker has to go home disappointed. Generally, the dowry required for marriage is calculated in cattle, and the man can give the woman a cow or cash equivalent to the value of the cow. The value of cattle is not determined by the market price at that time, but by the woman's parents. The value of a cow may be 125 rand, and the map of Lesotho may be 1000 rand. That depends on the groom's luck. On the wedding day, the groom can't drive a dozen cows to the woman's house together, because it will be misunderstood as arrogance and rudeness, so he has to work hard and run back and forth many times to finish it. Because we have never met, we often get cold feet. But it is also very convenient to solve this kind of thing. As long as the man voluntarily refuses to butter his wrist, it means that the marriage is over.

A landlocked country in southern Africa, surrounded by South Africa. It belongs to continental subtropical climate. May to September is the dry season, and June to April is the rainy season. The highest temperature is 33℃ and the lowest temperature is -7℃.

Before independence, it was called Basutolan. At the beginning of the 9th century, Moshoeshoe I, the leader of Basuto, unified all ethnic groups and established a kingdom. 1868, Britain officially declared Basutoland as its "protected area" and incorporated it into the British Cape colony of South Africa in 187 1. 1966 10 10 declared independence on 4 October, and it was named the kingdom of Lesotho, with a constitutional monarchy, moshoeshoe ii as king and Jonathan, leader of Bassoto Kuomintang, as prime minister. 1970 held the first general election after independence, and the Basutolan Congress Party won. Bassotto's Kuomintang government declared the election results invalid and imposed a state of emergency to ban the opposition party. From 6: 5438 to 9: 86, Major General Lehaniye, commander of the armed forces, staged a military coup, seized power and banned political parties. 1990165438+1October, the military government deposed moshoeshoe ii and made his eldest son Lezil king. 1In March 1993, the military government "returned government to the people" and held the second general election in Lai. The Congress Party of Basutoland won, and its chairman, Mokhehle, became prime minister. 1995 1 month, Moshoeshoe ii reset. 1996 1, moshoeshoe ii was killed in a car accident. In February, Lezil ascended the throne again. 1In May 1998, the third general election was held in Lai, and the Democratic Congress Party won by an absolute margin, with its chairman Mosisili as Prime Minister.