Belief

Belief is also one of the Liberian culture, customs, and etiquette that you should know before traveling to Liberia. Despite their outward declarations of Christian identity, the "great majority" of Liberians believe in a supernatural world populated by ancestors and bush spirits that have an impact on daily life. In Liberian Culture, with the exception of the Krahn ethnic group, which has its own secret society, ethnic groups in all regions of Liberia participate in the traditional religious rites of the Poro and Sande secret societies.

"Liberian religious culture is characterized by a tendency toward secrecy (encapsulated in the concept of fa mo - "do not mention it") and a deeply entrenched belief in the interference of enigmatic powers in human events." Both elite and non-elite Liberians frequently blame events on the actions of shadowy forces and powers. "Beliefs include the notion that a person has deep-seated secrets that only priests, diviners, and other knowledgeable people can unlock. This assumes that everything that exists or occurs in the physical world has roots in the spirit world ".