customs

KumaZulu, inkolelo ngabaphansi (amadlozi or abaphansi) ibilokhu iqinile njalo. Kunemimoya yabangasekho. AmaZulu ayakubona ukuba khona komuntu ophakeme kunabo bonke. UMvelinqangi (One Who Came First) or uNkulunkulu (Very Big One) nguNkulunkulu ngoba uvele kuqala. Lomuntu ophakeme ukude kakhulu nezimpilo zabantu futhi akakaze abonwe yinoma ngubani. Ngakho-ke ayikho imikhosi eyake yenziwa eMvelinqangi. Abantu abangamaZulu bakholelwa ekutheni imimoya … Read more

Among the Zulu, the belief in ancestral spirits (amadlozi or abaphansi) has always been strong. These are the spirits of the dead. The Zulus recognise the existence of a supreme being. UMvelinqangi (One Who Came First) or uNkulunkulu (Very Big One) is God because he appeared first. This supreme being is far removed from the … Read more