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The Hutu were a very tribal group and they lived with another group, the Tutsi, but recently both tensions grew which lead to their genocide. The after effects defined how both groups behaved in their normal day. The Hutu and Tutsi speak variations of a language called //Kinyarwanda// in Rwanda and //Kirundi// in Burundi. They also would speak some french because of the

long association with Belgium. Also being able to speak English there is very important when deciding a person's first name. Hutu also have french first names there.
Today most Hutu's are Christians, particularly Catholics, with a small percentage of Muslims. African religion continues to be important for the majority as well. There is also another ancient Hutu god named, Imaana. Imaana had many human qualities and meant well, but he was distant from the people. Holidays observed by the Hutu include the Rwandan and Burundian independence days, May Day, New Year's Day, and the major Christian holidays.

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Milk is highly valued as a food source, as is cattle meat. When it came to butchering some form of cattle, most times there would be a ritual justification. Goat meat and goat milk are also consumed as well, but they are considered proper food only for people of low social status.====== Hutu have different lifestyles and many behaviors they conduct. Hutu men might marry more than once because their "goal" is to have many children in the family. The Hutu have traditions of basketwork, pottery, woodwork, metal work, and jewelry making. Living conditions houses were traditionally beehive-shaped huts of wood, reeds, and straw, surrounded by a high hedge that served as a fence. Music, dancing, and drumming are important parts of rural life. Men and women have different dances. Most Hutu have always been farmers. Raising and herding cattle are ranked more highly than people raising crops. Only about half the people in Rwanda and Burundi can read and write in their native language. Even fewer can read and write French. The first President of Rwanda was the Hutu Grégoire Kayibanda. Somewhat recently, when a Tutsi killed the Hutu president of Rwanda, the Hutus turned on all of the Tutsi. This lead to the genocide in Rwanda where Hutus would massacre as many Tutsi they could. In many cases the Tutsi would fight back and kill the Hutus. This impacted the culture because it lead to not only separtion between the two groups but now there was tensions so great that they would destroy and kill each other.

Citations: "Hutu." //Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life//. Ed. Timothy L. Gall and Jeneen Hobby. 2nd ed. Vol. 1: Africa. Detroit: Gale, 2009. 277-281. //Gale Power// //Search//. Web. 30 Aug. 2011.

This provided us with a lot of insight on the languages, religious beliefs, behaviors, and what they valued. It showed us different foods that they would eat, ways marriages worked, how the culture got started and much more.

Kamuhanda, Hamis. "Eyewitness Report from Rwanda." //HistoryWiz//. BBC. Web. 30 Aug. 2011. < [] >.

This goes into detail of the experience of an 11 year old Tutsi that has even more information about how the Hutus would hack the Tutsis to death. This shows more of the behaviors of the Hutu during the genocide.

Wikipedia. "Hutu Power." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 28 June 2011. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. < [] >.

This website has provided a lot of information on the behaviors and history of the hutu culture. It also talked about the power of the hutus and the presidents that was first elected.

WNET Properties, LLC. "Understanding Genocide: Transformative Politics, Transformative Results | Worse Than War | PBS." //PBS: Public Broadcasting Service//. WNET Properties, LLC, 2011. Web. 30 Aug. 2011. < [] >

I t gives specific quotes of how hutus felt during the genocide. This will show us how the hutus felt during the genocide.