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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 ...
Each culture has their own terminology for their traditional healers. Xhosa traditional healers are known as amaxhwele (herbalists) or amagqirha (diviners). [4] Ngaka and selaoli are the terms in Northern Sotho and Southern Sotho respectively, while among the Venda they are called mungome. [3] The Tsonga refer to their healers as n'anga or ...
During these months, trees have these grassy cocoons that Xhosa people refer to as ntonjane. The kind of grass that the girl sits on during the ritual, called inkxopho, [further explanation needed] bears a resemblance to the cocoons encasing of the caterpillars on the tree, hence the name intonjane. The intonjane ritual takes three to six weeks ...
One notable example is Michael Blake's 2013 work, Ukhukhalisa Umrhubhe ("to play the umrhubhe" or "to make the umrhubhe cry"), commissioned by the Festival d’Automne à Paris. Featuring the soloist Mantombi, Blake composed a piece for electronic tape and live umrhubhe , focusing on Mantombi's improvisation skills based on her musical tradition.
Umxhentso is the traditional dancing of Xhosa people performed mostly by Amagqirha, the traditional healers/Sangoma.Ukuxhentsa-Dancing has always been a source of pride to the Xhosas as they use this type of dancing in their ceremonies.
Pages in category "Xhosa culture" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. African dolls; C.
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]
Heritage Day (Afrikaans: Erfenisdag; Xhosa: Usuku Lwamagugu, Usuku lokugubha amasiko) is a South African public holiday celebrated on 24 September. On this day, South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people.