During the evening people usually sit around fires and tell stories. Traditional stories usually have a moral and help to teach values that benefit the community, especially children. On the nights of the full moon, children and young adults sing together, dance, and make music by using stools as drums or hitting glass bottles with sticks. Their songs often have a brief message about a particular story or experience. Songs may comment on love, discuss the civil war in Angola, or mention the accomplishments of sports figures.
Some youths listen to music or the international news in their battery-powered radios.
They spread the news in their communities by creating songs about the stories they heard in the radio news. Children draw pictures on the sand, make their own dolls or trucks, invent musical instruments, or play soccer with balls made of old rags. Children spend a lot of time playing, but they also must help with chores. Teens are given their own small fields to farm. A combination of work and play prepares them for their adult responsibilities.