South Africa has a very rich culture. There are a lot of tribes here such as the Zulus and the Xhosa, whose folk stories and songs have always been popular. South African art and craft is another popular phenomenon, examples being traditional masks, statues, etc. The extended family is given a lot of importance in this country, which is made clear by the concept of Ubuntu according to which you cannot live in isolation, as we are all connected to each other. Majorly, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism are the religions of this country. There is also Judaism and a handful of other regional African sub-religions that the people believe in and follow. South Africa boasts of 11 official languages -- Afrikaans, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, English, Tswana, Swati, Xhosa, Northern Sotho, Ndebele, Zulu, Venda and South African English.