The birth of twins is associated with fortune. Soccer, baseball, basketball, handball and athletics are popular games. Taxi brousse, a small pickup truck, is a common and affordable means of transport. Dancing on music is largely practised and each ethnic group has a distinctive style. Their wooden trumpet produces one note, played in polyrythmic pattern to produce a melody.
Lunch is the main meal of the day with variety of fruits and vegetables.
Part of the Gaoga Empire. French partitioned the country among great commercial concessionaires. Total control secured by French. Bokassa declared himself president for life. Bokassa declared himself emperor, renaming the country as Central African empire.