Zulu Dining & Hosting The Zulu people use mealtime as an opportunity to share food, bond, and have conversations among themselves. There is no strict formality such as table setting when dining or eating. Female family members (mostly girls that …
MUSIC AND DANCE MUSIC Music is an integral part of many traditional African societies. Music facilitates different teachings about one’s cultural history, spiritual experiences, and recitations. It also and promoting social values and gives an insight on how certain special events …
Zulu Deaths and Funerals The Zulu people, just like the other Bantu/Nguni tribes, have always lived in communities and have thus developed a sense of coexistence and an inevitable appetite (culture) for socialization over time. Therefore, for this reason, both …
CUSTOMARY LAW MARRIAGE IN BUGANDA KINGDOM Buganda kingdom is a very old kingdom, the largest and most organized of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. It comprises most of Uganda’s central region. Marriage in Buganda rotates around clans and totems; …
Clans & Totems in Buganda Culture Clans and totems are central to the culture of Buganda because everyone belongs to a particular clan used to identify them. When asked to describe or introduce oneself, Baganda will mention their father, paternal …
Pregnancy Traditions in Buganda Culture In Buganda, getting pregnant is a time of joy, especially if the woman is married. Family members celebrate and are filled with joy when they realize that they will have a new addition to the …
Neighbourly Practices in Buganda Culture In Buganda, neighbors generally treat each other as family. This neighborliness is portrayed in issues to do with handling children and functions. The family relationship between neighbors is also stronger in rural areas than in …
Manners & Protocols in Buganda Culture Manners and protocol are a broad topic in the Buganda kingdom. The Baganda are rich in manners and protocol. They are raised from childhood being taught the importance of good manners and protocol. GREETINGS …
Music & Dance in Buganda Culture. The kingdom of Buganda is so rich in music that they have got their anthem referred to as the Buganda anthem. The Buganda anthem is called ‘Ekitiibwa kya Buganda’ (Buganda’s Pride). It was composed …
BEING AFRICAN- AFRICAN CULTURE EXPLAINED Funerals: Botswana Culture (Setswana) Batswana, the natives of Botswana, just like all people of the world, do attach great value to life, and they also believe in the concept of ‘life after death. Therefore, they …