Interesting Facts about Eswatini

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7 curious facts about Eswatini.

• The night sky is different. Some constellations are upsidedown, some are missing, there is no big dipper.
• Both girls and boys have their ears pierced and they keep bits of straw in the holes because they do not have earrings. Both have their heads shaved for the entire time they are in school.
• School starts at 8am and ends at 1pm. Most schoolrooms have 1 teacher and 25-50 students. All children walk to school.
• A good African hint for saving pencils: Cut your pencil in three small pieces. Take one piece of pencil and wear it on a string around your neck. That way if you lose your pencil you will be losing only 1/3 of it.