Ukukhuliswa – The Ulwazi Programme

Nkosi Ngibheka Kuwe, Ngisize Ngibe Umzali Oqotho

Ngiyakunxusa Thixo wami. Ngifisa ukuba ngumzali oqotho. Ngicela ungiphe intando yokuthanda izingane zami ngokulinganayo noma ngabe kazifani ngokwenza. Ngiyakunxusa Nkosi yami, ungiphe ubuhlakani. Ze ngikhulise abantwana bami ngentando ebusiswe nguwe. Ngisize Nkosi, ngibahloniphe, nabo futhi babonele kimi ukuthi inhlonipho inomvuzo omuhle. Nkosi, kabayifunde kimi inhlonipho, ze ungisize ungilolonge emizamweni yami yokuhlonipha impilo. Baphe isibindi Nkosi … Read more

Zulu men and Circumcision in South Africa

Male circumcision (ukusoka) is a phase that a boy has to go through before he is declared as a man. This practice has been very popular amongst the Xhosa culture and it has also created a lot of mixed feelings amongst South Africans and that is because some boys have lost their lives during this practice. … Read more

Umhlonyane

Umhlonyane is a traditional ceremony done by the Zulu people for girls when the girl reaches the womanhood stage, (depending on what age they reach it). The head (normally a father) of the family slaughters a goat for this ceremony. A week before the ceremony, the girl is kept in a separate room away from … Read more

Umemulo

Umemulo usiko olwenzelwa intombazane uma iziphathe kahle ebuntombini bayo yangabaphoxa abazali bayo. Isikhathi esiningi lolusiko lwenziwa uma intombazane iziphathe kahle yaze yafika eminyakeni engamashumi amabili nanye – 21, ikakhulukazi lwenziwa amaZulu. 1 Amalungiselelo omemulo 2 Usuku lomemulo 3 English Summary 4 Preparations 5 The day of the event Amalungiselelo omemulo Intombazane ihlala endlini isonto lonke phambi … Read more

Ukuqala Komemulo

Contents 1 Umemulo 2 Ukuqala komemulo 3 Ingewu 4 Ukugonqa 5 Ukulandwa komkhonto 6 Ukuhlatshwa kwenkomo 7 Ngosuku lwecece Umemulo Umemulo usiko olwenzelwa intombazane uma iziphathe kahle ebuntombini bayo lapho isuke ibongwa abazali bayo ukuthi iziphathe kahle yangahlupha. Uma-ke intombazane ikhuliswa kunemigudu elandelwayo. Kanti-ke kuyenzeka enye intombazane ithi ifika esigabeni sokumuliswa ibe seyiganile. Ukuqala komemulo … Read more

The Coming of Age for Hindu Girls in Durban

The transition from childhood to adulthood in any culture is a reason to celebrate, although different cultures may do so in ways they deem fit according to their beliefs and value systems. The cultural beliefs and practices of our society are what makes us unique and what give us an identity. The starting of a … Read more