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Lebollo la banna is a Sesotho term for male initiation.. Lebollo is a cultural and traditional practice that transitions boys in the Basotho society to manhood. It is a rite of passage where bashanyana or bashemane (transl. "uncircumcised boys") pass puberty and enter adulthood to become monna (transl. "men") by circumcision.
Ethnic group Sotho people Basotho King Moshoeshoe I, founder of the Southern Basotho Nation of Lesotho, with his Ministers. Total population c. 7,254,315 (2023 est.) Regions with significant populations South Africa 5,103,205 Lesotho 2,130,110 Botswana 11,000 Eswatini 6,000 Namibia 4,000 Languages Sesotho IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, English, Afrikaans Religion Christianity, Modimo Related ethnic groups ...
Flag of Lesotho. The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Lesotho. Bokang Phelane, film and television actress; Lekunutu Tseounyane (born 1983), footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper; Lengana Nkhethoa (born 1978), footballer who currently plays as a defender
South Africa, Lesotho Koena, descendants of Napo via third born Molapo. Grandchildren of Molapo named Kherehloa and Mahlatsi began this tribe. Crocodile, Lephutse Telle River and Matatiele, Butha-buthe, Makhoakhoeng and sporadic parts of Lesotho; R.S.A: Vaal, Tshwane, Qwaqwa and the greater Free State and parts of North West Province.
Lesotho is unique in that while most developing countries have education systems that favor men, women have a higher educational attainment rate than men do. In secondary education there are 1.6 women for every man, which is the highest ratio in the world for female education attainment. [7]
Lebollo la basadi also known as female initiation among the Basotho is a rite of passage ritual which marks the transition of girls into womanhood.This activity is still practiced in the Free State, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal provinces of South Africa.
The Sotho-Tswana ethnic group derives its name from the people who belong to the various Sotho and Tswana clans that live in southern Africa. Historically, all members of the group were referred to as Sothos; the name is now exclusively applied to speakers of Southern Sotho who live mainly in Lesotho and the Free State province in South Africa, while Northern Sotho is reserved for Sotho ...
also: Countries: Lesotho: People This category is for This category is for subcategories and articles about individual people from the country of Lesotho . For individual people from the Sotho ethnic group, see Category:Sotho people .