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Zulu Culture, Traditions, Food, Religion and Combat

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Zulu Culture, Religion and Traditions from Zululand. Change text size here:. Please support us with a Like! The bulk of both the text and the graphics in these pages has been extracted from the book 'Zulu - People of Heaven' (ISBN 0 620 20663 2) by kind permission of Uli von Kapff. PO Box 3777, Cape Town 8000, Tel/Fax: ( 27) 21 534 2092. This website design by Warthog Web Design. Recommended Accommodation in Zululand. We recommend The Pelican Collection. This changed with Shaka, an illegitimate son of a ...

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Zulu Culture - Zulu Food, Amazi and Beer

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Zulu Food, Amazi and Beer. Change text size here:. Please support us with a Like! Although all other food is shared, amazi is considered a delicacy and may only be consumed by family members. It is largely milk, allowed to curdle in a gourd or basket, the whey being removed through a hole in the base, when it is refilled with fresh milk. After consumption, the vessel is immediately refilled and is never cleaned. Website Design by Durban Web Designers. And Durban Web Design. CSS3 Menu Bar Css3Menu.com.

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Zulu Culture - The Zulu Family Structure

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The Zulu Family Structure, Polygamy, Sleeping and Etiquette. Change text size here:. Please support us with a Like! The relationships between various family members and others of the clan and the tribe were established hundreds of years ago. Bringing up the Children. It is the duty of the wife to bring the children up and children are taught from an early age to respect elders and never speak unless spoken to. There is a complete lack of familiarity between father and son. The boys are expected to look a...

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Zulu Culture - Building the Zulu Kraal

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Building the Zulu Kraal. Zulu Kraal - Building. Change text size here:. Please support us with a Like! The traditional beehive huts are known as. Men collect the outer sticks and place them in a circle on the ground. The women bind and thatch the structure using braided split reeds and grass. A central tree trunk acts as a support and the door is made low so that any foe has to stoop before entering. In order to store grain for the seasons in which it would not grow or to provide food in the case of some...

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Zulu Culture - Zulu Kraal Layout

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The Layout of the Zulu Kraal. Change text size here:. Please support us with a Like! The Zulu term is. And consists of two concentric palisades of thorn trunks. The huts are located inside the outer palisade and the cattle in the inner circle with a smaller enclosure there for the calves. The unmarried girls live on the left of the entrance, the unmarried boys, to the right. The two elder sons also vet any visitors and man the entrance around the clock. Visitors are either rejected, expected to w...Displ...

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Zulu Culture - Zulu Superstitions

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Zulu Superstitions, Lightning, the Tokoloshe. Zulu Religion - Superstitions. Change text size here:. Please support us with a Like! Large piles of stones are occasionally encountered at various places in KwaZulu-Natal. These isivivane. Are the means by which respect is paid to the local spirits to ensure the journey is completed successfully. A stone is picked up with the left foot, transferred to the right hand and spat upon before being placed on the heap. Is a feared individual, the equivalent of a zo...

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Zulu Culture - Dingane's Royal Kraal at Umgungundlovu

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Dingane's Royal Kraal at Umgungundlovu. Zulu Kraal - Dingane's Kraal. Change text size here:. Please support us with a Like! In 1828, Dingane murdered his half brother, Shaka at Dukuza (present day Stanger). He decided to build a huge kraal in the Emakhosini Valley on a slope of the Ntonjaneni hills. Across the Umkhumbane stream is another spur of the Ntonjaneni hills. On the higher slope of the spur is the place known as Hlom' amaButho. Website Design by Durban Web Designers. And Durban Web Design.

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Zulu Culture - Zulu Crafts

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Zulu Culture, Religion and Traditions from Zululand. Change text size here:. Please support us with a Like! A variety of materials are used to construct vessels - clay, grass and telephone wire. Website Design by Durban Web Designers. And Durban Web Design. CSS3 Menu Bar Css3Menu.com.

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Zulu Culture - Zulu Clothing

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Zulu Culture, Religion and Traditions from Zululand. Change text size here:. Please support us with a Like! Are cow tails worn on the upper arms and below the knees to give the appearance of greater bulk to the body. Is the front apron, consisting of coin sized circular skin patches sewn closely together to add weight and cover the male genitals. A headband is used only by married men. Are long animal skins worn on the hips. The most impressive adornment is the hat which is constructed with grass and cot...