Cultural Practices as a Means of Maintaining Traditional Beliefs in Sierra Leone

The focus of the study was to look into the act of widow cleansing in the Sierra Leonean context. The study has its aim as looking why the act is performed, the processes that are involved and the effect it has on the victim and society as a whole. The participants were drawn from the various region of the country totaling 100 and from five (5) tribes. Concepts and opinions of previous writers were used as literature review and questionnaires were also distributed to the respondent for their opinion on the research issue. The method of analysis of finding was used using the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS). The results show that different tribe has their specific focus on why they perform widow cleansing though their general view was for purification and the accepted method is a peace offering.