The Fur preserves their language and customs by teaching them to children, and when they grow up they teach it to there children. They keep their own language and they keep worshiping the Muslim religion. Here is an example of a custom, When greeting each other, a woman and a man have different methods of respect. The woman must kneel down before the man and the man must slow his pace. Different sexes can also dance together but are forbidden to touch or live with each other unless they are family. Men and women usually get married in their late teens to their early twenties. The groom and wife will meet each other and get to know about them, their accomplishments and other important attributes. If everything goes well they will proceed to wed.
