While many people conflate lobola and umembeso ceremonies, they are in fact separate concepts, even when they are performed on the same day. While Lobola can most easily be described as a ‘bride price’, something with a specific monetary value attached to it, umembeso or izbizo as it’s also referred to, is the giving of gifts … Read more
In the Zulu culture, once a woman confesses her love to a man there are steps to be followed. These steps are taken to make sure that the woman does not involve herself in another relationship. However, both parties should show their willingness to be committed to each other. One of the main reasons for this is that … Read more
Umembeso wenziwa insizwa esuke isiganiwe lapho isuke ihambisa izipho ekhweni layo. Izipho lezi zisuke zibhekiswe kubazali bentombi kanye nasemndenini wayo. Umkhwenyana ubhala incwadi ayithumele ekhweni ukubazisa ngosuku azofika ngalo ukuzoletha lezozipho. Ngosuku lomembeso abakubo kwentombi bahlaba izimbuzi ezibizwa ngokuthi amakhambi. Lezizimbuzi kuhlatshiswa ngazo abakubo kamkhwenyana basuke bamukelwa umndeni wakubo kamakoti. Abakubo kamkhwenyana bambesa umakoti wabo … Read more