Nomkhubulwane, Zulu Goddess of Rain Nomkhubulwane is the Zulu Goddess of rain, nature, and fertility, and is regarded as the Mother Earth. She is believed to be capable of changing into different types of animals. The name Nomkhubulwane means “she who chooses the state of an animal”. In the olden days the Zulus would plough … Read more
Mphafa Tree or the Buffalo Thorn Tree This is an African plant that is highly respected within the Zulu community. The Zulu community strongly believe that this is the only tree that can carry the spirit of the deceased. The Zulu community strongly believes that if a person dies out of his or her yard … Read more
Contents 1 Background 2 Liliacea lancifolium (Ilabatheka) 3 Aloe (Inhlaba) 4 Unsukumbili 5 Ubulawu 6 Gumtree 7 Isiqunga 8 Isihlungu 9 Zulu Summary 10 Ilabatheka 11 Ubulawu 12 Isiqunga 13 Ugum-tree 14 Unsukumbili 15 Inhlaba Background There are many different kinds of plants that are used by traditional healers to heal diseases and there are … Read more
Izitshalo ezivela kwamanye amazwe zibizwa ngokuthi ngezokufika okanye phecelezi ama-alien plants. Lezizitshalo zanda ngokubhebhetheka kwembewu, zinamathele kwizithuthi, kubantu nezilwane, ngesinye isikhathi zingeniswe kwelinye izwe ngenhloso. Contents 1 Inhloso yokulethwa kwazo 2 Izifiki Eziwusizo 3 Izinkinga ngalezitshalo zokufika 4 Ziyikhinyabeza kanjani imvelo 5 Izindlela zokushabalalisa lezitshalo 6 English Summary Inhloso yokulethwa kwazo ENingizimu Afrika kunohlobo lwezihlahla zokukhuqiza ipulangwe … Read more
Isithelo sikakwatapeya (avocado fruit) Kunezitshalo ezitshalwayo emakhaya ezidliwayo, ezinye zalezizitshalo ziyashesha ukuthela kanti ezinye ziyephuza. Kunendlela esetshenziswayo uma zitshalwa ukuze zikhule kahle futhi zisheshe zithele. Lapha sizobheka isitshalo esaziwa ngokuthi ukwatapeya noma ukotapeya. Ukwatapeya isitshalo esitshalwa kanye kuphela, lesisihlahla sihlala iminyaka silokhu sithela size sinqanyulwe uma sesingasadingwa umnikazi waso. Isihlahla sikakwatapeya uma sitshalwa kugqunyiswa inhlamvu … Read more
Ezinsukwini zakudala izitshalo, izihlahla kanye nezithelo bezisetshenziswa ngezindlela eziningi ezihlukene. Izitshalo bezidlala indima enkulu ezimpilweni zansuku zonke zabantu ngoba bezisetshenziswa ekudleni (imifino) kokunye zisetshenziswe abelaphi bendabuko njengezinyanga, izangoma njalonjalo ukwelapha noma ukuvimba ukuqhubeka kwezifo ezihlukene ebantwini. Izithelo zona zidlale indima kakhulu ezimpilweni zabafana ekwaluseni. Izithelo zaziyinto eyikhethelo ezimpilweni zabo njengamahlali; umvuthwamini; ugqunsu; umalukwata; umvunguvungu, isqunga, … Read more