Culture

Isipini tophu

Isipini tophu umdlalo odlalwa kakhulu ngabafana kodwa kwezinye izindawo namantombazane ayawudlala. Lomdlalo udlalwa abantu ababili noma ngaphezulu. Uma uzodlala lomdlalo kufanele ube nesipini tophu, nentambo ephothiwe ubude bayo buba yimitha noma ngaphansi. Esikhathini sakudala abafana babezakhela okuthi akufane nesipinithophu kodwa futhi siyatholaka nasezitolo ngemali elinganiselwa e-R1,50. Okunye okuqaphelekayo ngaso ukuthi ngesikhathi sakudala zazakhiwa ngokhuni kodwa … Read more

Ingxoxo KaMnz Cele

Isangoma, uMnumzane Vukani Cele Umnumzane Vukani Cele, uhlala eMbumbulu uyisangoma usichazela ngobungoma. Uma uzoba yisangoma uqala ugule, usizo ngeke uluthole noma kuphi, kodwa kufanele uye kothwasa esangomeni, ngoba usuke usungenwe abantu bakini asebashona noma abangasekho (amadlozi) abasuke befuna ube yisangoma. Uqala ngokuthwasa lapho usuke ufundiswa esangomeni izinto ezahlukene njengokubhula, imithi, inhlonipho kanye nokuziphatha. Kunemigomo nemithetho yakhona … Read more

Incazelo Ngezingubo Zokwelapha Zesintu

Abelaphi bendabuko banezingubo abazigqokayo uma beqhuba umsebenzi wabo wokwelapho. Lezingubo noma izimpahla ziyakwazi ukuthi zibaveze njengabantu abenza lomsebenzi ngoba azigqokwa yinoma ngubani. Lapha sizobheka ukuhlukana kwazo lezingubo ngemibala nokuthi zichazani. Abelaphi bendabuko bahlanganisa izangoma, izinyanga nabathandazi. Kukhona labo abaneziphiwo eziningi umuntu eyedwa njengokuthi omunye abe yisangoba aphinde abe ngumthandazi. Ngokuhlukana nangokusebenza kwabo kunezimpahla zokugqoka abazisebenzisayo. … Read more

Imbuzi Yabakhongi

Umkhongi umuntu osuke ekhethwe umndeni walowo ofuna ukuganwa ukuthi aye ekhweni ukuyomulobolela. Kubalulekile ukuthi kube nezinto ezilandelwayo njengokuhlatshwa kwembuzi ngaphambi komshado omkhulu ngumndeni kamakoti bebonga abakhongi. Kulembuzi ehlatshiswa abakhwenyana kuthathwa inyongo, ifuthwe ichonywe esigqokweni somkhongi omkhulu noma empahleni ayigqokile. Lembuzi iyaphekwa idliwe bese ingxenye yayo okuyisifuba kanye nomkhono bahamba nayo ukuze ekhaya babone ukuthi bebehlatshisiwe. Lomcimbi … Read more

Kennetjie

Any number of people in a team can play Kennetjie. The kennetjie (a stump) is placed on two stones and one team has to hit it as far as possible. The team that hits it the furthest wins. Etymology From Afrikaans kennetjie (“little chin”). Noun kennetjie (no plural) A children’s (boy’s) game where a short … Read more

Izinkolelo ngamawele

Isintu kwaZulu sinezinkolelo ezijule kakhulu, ngokukholelwa kuzo, ziyasebenza. Ukuzalwa kwengane emndenini inhlanhla enkulu. KwaZulu kwakuba nzima uma kuzalwe amawele emndenini ngenxa yezinkolelo ezazimbandakanyiswa namawele. Amawele kwakukholakala ukuthi uma endawonye izinto azihambi kahle ngenxa yamandla nemimoya ethwelwe ngamawele. Kwakukholakala ukuthi inyoka yayivele idlule kulowo muzi onamawele idale umonakalo omkhulu. Inyoka le eyaziwa ngenkanyamba isilwane esingakaze sibonakale … Read more