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Those who were accepted were assimilated into the Xhosa cultural way of life and followed Xhosa traditions. [citation needed] The Xhosas called these various tribes AmaMfengu, meaning wanderers, and were made up of clans such as the amaBhaca, amaBhele, amaHlubi, amaZizi and Rhadebe. To this day, the descendants of the amaMfengu are part of the ...
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Zanesizwe! - King of the Rharhabe sub-group of the Xhosa nation in Mngqesha Great Palace, King William's Town. King Zwelonke Sigcawu, Aa! Zwelonke! - King of the Xhosa nation in Nqadu Great Palace, Willowvale. King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, Aa! Zwelibanzi! - King of the abaThembu in Bumbane Great Place, Mthatha. King Sabata Dalindyebo, Aa ...
They trace their ancestry back to Xhosa, a mythical figure who led the Nguni clans to near the Mzimkulu river, conquering and displacing the local Khoi clans resident. The first rulers of a unified Xhosa federation were the amaTshawe clan who conquered neighbouring Nguni chiefdoms to form the first Xhosa Federation.
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The amaMfengu (in the Xhosa language Mfengu, plural amafengu) are a group of Xhosa clans whose ancestors were refugees that fled from the Mfecane in the early-mid 19th century to seek land and protection from the Xhosa. These refugees were assimilated into the Xhosa nation and were officially recognized by the then king, Hintsa. [1]
The name of these traditional garments is umbhaco, while their cousins, the Zulus, wear animal hide (men) and colourful clothing and beads (women). They usually paint themselves prior to performing. Umxhentso is mostly performed in the Transkei homeland in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa where the tradition is still valued.
Xhosa people historically and traditionally based their agricultural time on reliable star systems. When these traditions are aligned with the Gregorian calendar system the Xhosa year begins in June and ends in May when the Canopus star (in Xhosa: UCanzibe) becomes visible in the Southern hemisphere, this signaled their time for harvesting.