IZulu Love Letter

Labo abahambele eNingizimu Afrika futhi bachitha esinye isikhathi sabo esiFundazweni saKwaZulu Natali, kungenzeka babone eminye yemihlobiso yobuhlalu enemibala eyenziwe ngabantu bakwaZulu. Ubuhlalu buthengiswa ezitolo eziningi esifundeni nasezikhungweni ezinkulu ezweni lonke, lapho ezinye zalezi zinhlayiya zobuhlalu zinikezwe njengabazingeli bezikhumbuzo njenge- “Zulu Love Letters”. Kubalulekile ukubona noma ukwazi ukubaluleka kwangempela kobuhlalu bendabuko besiZulu, noma kunjalo, umuntu kufanele … Read more

Ngokwesintu Ukuhlukanisa Kwabantu Abaganene Akuvumelekile

Ngokwesintu bebengahlukanisi abantu uma kade sebeganene noma sebelobolene. Umakoti losuke egane kulowomuzi, akayena owendoda yakhe kodwa kusuke kungowedlozi lakulowomuzi ngoba uma kusaqala zonke izingxoxo zamalobolo idlozi liyabikelwa ngempepho abakubo kamkhwenyana nabakantombazane nabo bayabika empepheni nabo. Sizokhumbula ukuthi umakoti uma engeniswa emzini uthelwa ngenyongo okunguphawu lokumxhumanisa namadlozi omuzi njengomuntu ozogana noma ozovusa umuzi. Ziyabakhona izinto ezingenza … Read more

Zulu beliefs about the Praying Mantis

The praying mantis (isithwalambiza in isiZulu) is a little creature that is respected by the Zulu community. The Zulus refer to it as ugogo, meaning ‘the granny’. They believe it represents a female ancestral spirit. If this creature appears in a home of a Zulu person they believe that there is a message from the … Read more

Usiko Lomntwana LakwaGasela

Lena yingxoxo kaSibongiseni Gasela ohlala endaweni yaseNanda, wazalelwa futhi wakhulela endaweni yaseMtubatuba, KwaZulu. Ngemuva kokuqeda isikole khona weza eThekwini ukuzofuna umsebenzi. Abantu bakwaGasela baziwa ngoMdunge, Chiliza njalonjalo. USibongiseni usitshele ngosiko lakubo kwaGasela okungenzeka ukuthi luyafana nokwalesinye isibongo. Imindeni inezinto noma amasiko abawalendayo ngokwenqubo yabo njengokuthi ezinye izibongo zifaka iziphandla, zigcabe ebusweni ezinye zibhoboze ezindlebeni njalo … Read more

Usiko Lokugezwa Kwentombazane Eshonelwe

Ngokwesiko lesiZulu kulihlazo ukutholakala komntwana ngaphandle komshado. Uma kwenzekile intombazane yamthola yabe isiba neshwa lokuthi umntwana adlule emhlabeni noma aphuphunyelwe isisu, kumele intombazane igezwe kususwe ithunzi elibi. Uma ingagezwanga kunenkolelo yokuthi iba namabhadi ingalungelwa lutho empilweni, konke ekuzamayo akuphumeleli ngenxa yesinyama esuke ihamba naso. Kugezwa kanjani Intombazane kufanele igezwe kubo kamfana oyikhulelisile kuqala, iphinde igezwe … Read more