Africa Rebirth

26/09/2022

Different Africa tribes take the birth rite so seriously. The societies really go all out to celebrate the arrival of new babies as a way of protecting them against the evil spirits which they believe are responsible for their deaths. Examples include the Namibia people who never leave a new born child on his or her own for fear of the babies being stolen by evil spirits. The woods be people also avoid naming a child until they are 12 years old for fear of them being identified by the spirits of the dead. DHL Africa Africa Beauty.Sudan African Diaspora BIRTH HISTORY Weird History

25/09/2022

Did you know, ancestorship was among the rites of passage in Traditional Africa Society. The others included: birth, adulthood, marriage, eldership. Ancestorship was considered the last of the major 5 rites of passage which involves passing over into the spirit world. HISTORY

24/09/2022

Initiation in Traditional African Society didn't just act as a rite of passage but also had other benefits such as initiates acquiring new status in life, gaining new rights and privileges as well as uniting the initiates to the ancestors through blood shedding amongst others. What other benefit of initiation in Africa are you aware of 😃? The Initiation - A Freshers Ritual Africa Beauty.Sudan African Diaspora HISTORY Weird History

22/09/2022

Ever heard of 'Makumbusho' a popular rite in Africa usually done in remembrance of the dead 40 days after their burial. Makumbusho is still popular in most Africa tribes to date. DEATH HISTORY African Diaspora Africa Beauty.Sudan

21/09/2022

How was the Luo courage tested long ago? How did they transition into adulthood? This was done by removing six front teeth from the lower jaw, a test of courage and endurance of both men and women, and also to administer medicine in case of diseases such as lockjaw. LUO HISTORY Weird History Culture Trip African Diaspora Africa Beauty.Sudan

20/09/2022

Death is among the rites of passage in Africa. According to different tribes, different people are burried according to how they died. Thieves were burried at night to avoid the shame, those who committed su***de were burried early in the morning to prevent the spirit from jumping into other people, those that died in accidents were burried early as well to avoid the same situation happening in the same family once more. Normal deaths were highly respected and given proper burials in the afternoon at around 3pm. Africa_influenceurs Burial Expense DEATH Maze Runner: The Death Cure Traditional Village

19/09/2022

Familiar? The county is 047-Kenya, a rite of passage respected and still practised to date, the initiates -omusindes, keep playing the bells as their friends and families sing along while making visits to the initiates' relatives for gifts. African Diaspora Africa Beauty.Sudan Straight Talk Africa LUHYA UNITY INITIATIVE FORUM. Luhya Nation Luhya Elders

17/09/2022

The Iria Ritual. Usually done to girls between age 14-16. The girls are to stand bare-breast for the crowd to inspect their virginity. During the final days of the rite of passage, the girls traveled together down to the river while the Osokolo (senior male of the tribe) beat the women with a stick to ward off water spirits. As if that isn't all, the girls were taught how to dance half naked at the square market, all this was believed to prepare the girl for marriage. The ritual is still practised in some parts of Nigeria. UNICEF Nigeria Weird History DHL Africa Culture Trip

16/09/2022

The Elima rite of passage among the Twa girls. Happens when a girl’s first me**es appears. Once this special blessing occurs, the young is taken to a house where she stays secluded with other menstruating girls for at least a month. During their stay, an older woman teaches the young girls about their history, how to be good wives, mothers and all it takes to be a Twa woman. Once the girls are done learning, they come out dancing, eligible for marriage. The whole community then partakes in the rest of the Elima festivities. Africa Beauty.Sudan African Diaspora HISTORY

15/09/2022

The Sebou rite of passage among the babies in Egypt; a celebration on the seventh day after a child's birth that dates back to Pharaonic times. Relatives prepare an offering and a drink called moghat, which is meant to spur breast milk production in lactating women.

14/09/2022

Sleeping with the hyena. Lol!Kusasa Fumbi it is, a s*xual cleansing considered a rite of passage of young girls into womanhood. The term means brushing off dust, shaking of inexperience in s*x by practising it. Hyena is a man profiled for knowing more about s*x. *xual *xualcleansing Africa Beauty.Sudan Little Women Women's Health

13/09/2022

A great day to the Republic of Kenya as they successfully inaugurate their president. The county has had 4 presidents since independence meaning the incoming Doctor William Samoei Ruto will be the 5th. Who worked best? NTV Kenya President William Ruto and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua members Center for Creative Leadership

12/09/2022

A Muganda (Baganda individual) passes through the stages of omwana (child), omuvubuka (youth), and omusajja or omukazi (man, woman). At death one becomes an omuzima (spirit) and a candidate for reincarnation. To note is that during the birth rite of passage, the umbilical cord is retained for later use in a ceremony called Kwalula Abaana- a ceremony that sees to it children receive their clan names. Buganda Kingdom NTV Uganda

10/09/2022

Ukuhloaa kwezintombi, a rite of passage some found culturally fit while others find it degrading. A culture that involves girls'virginity being determined through genitalia inspection among the Zulu. In 2005 South Africa was set to ban the age-old Zulu custom of virginity testing on young girls even though traditionalists have vowed to disregard the new measure. Shakazulu Zulukingdom Africa Beauty.Sudan HISTORY Weird History Traditions

09/09/2022

Most tribal law in Tanzania dictates that youths have to pass though various rites of passage before becoming adults. Boys who have not undergone circumcision are almost never considered to be men, while girls who have not passed though female rites of passage are often considered to be worth less than those who have, and are seldom chosen as wives. Tigo Tanzania DHL Africa EILEEN FISHER

08/09/2022

The Dipo puberty rite of passage among the Krobos girls in Ghana. During this period the girls are taught the Klama dance and the crux of the rite is when the girls are made to sit on a stone which is believed to test their virginity. Africa Beauty.Sudan Peak Ghana Straight Talk Africa HISTORY

07/09/2022

Is it about men alone? Of course no, actually more rites of passage in Africa have to be undergone by women. A good example being the Lip plate incision among the girls of the Mursi tribe. The first incision of the plate is believed to be done by the mother. The girls can then keep adding the plates the following months untill the desired size is reached. It's not an obligation to undergo the right, it just shows how one is committed to her tribe. The rite is seen to increase beauty among women and widows are allowed to remove them as a sign of mourning for their dead husbands. Ethiopian Mitmita Ethiopia Daily African Diaspora Foot Africa BBC News Africa Culture Trip

06/09/2022

The Eunoto ceremony among the Maasai is the rite of passage that marks the transition into adulthood for the males. It is an elaborate ceremony that marks the end of a relatively carefree life and the beginning of greater responsibilities. The initiates are then expected to watch over the community’s cattle, participate in cattle raids, and kill a lion with their bare hands. At the end of the Eunoto ceremony, the young man’s hair is shaved, thus formally indicating the passage to manhood. In addition to having their hair shaved, they also have their skin painted with ochre in preparation for marriage. They then marry and start families. africahistory1 Foot Africa BBC News Africa Weird History

05/09/2022

Inside Kenyan tribe's rite of passage where men spear a bull, drink its blood and smear themselves with the contents of its stomach to give them a better chance of marriage. African Diaspora Foot Africa BBC News Africa Pokot Beauties

The men, aged between 18 and 20, are part of a small Pokot community of herdsmen who tend cows, goats, sheep, camels and donkeys in Baringo County.

04/09/2022

The Donga ritual. A rite of passage among the Mursi ethnic group. The ritual consists of boys fighting, challenging each other using long sticks called Donga. The fight at times gets so bloody and dangerous. Foot Africa African Diaspora

03/09/2022

Just how dangerous can other rites of passage be? Is it worth it? Among the Zulu, the boys transitioning into manhood have to undergo a circumcision right. These boys are usually abducted and taken to a secret place that only older women taking food to them can access. There they are expected to cover themselves with dust before circumcising themselves with sharp rocks, a process that ends up in most of them having disfigured ge****ls or much worse die during the process. Foot Africa BBC News Africa Big Zulu

02/09/2022

In Omo Valley, Ethiopia, a young man who thinks he is of age to marry must prove the same by un******ng and running over the backs of bulls 4 times. Successful completion of the ritual, gives the man a passage rite into manhood and will be allowed to marry. Culture Trip BBC News Africa

01/09/2022

Elongating the skull-head? Yes, it is so true. The Mangbetu people of Congo Limpopo used to practice the custom- was seen as status symbol of the Mangbetu rulling classes. The same was achieved by tightly wrapping babies heads at birth with cloth. TRACE CONGO BBC News Africa Foot Africa

31/08/2022

Ever thought about Africa's contribution to the world of medicine?
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Credit to Africa’s contribution to medicine is often centered around her extensive and diverse medicinal plant life, as well as its people’s work in the craft of fusing different herbs and plants known for their medicinal abilities to create potent medicine. Most people are not aware that even

30/08/2022

Several sources credit Thales of Miletus as the inventor of electricity omitting the fact that he received the basis of his knowledge from Kemet, otherwise known as ancient Egypt.

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Electricity is the fuel for most technologies today. Many devices simply will not operate without electricity. The world has now become so dependent on electricity that many people find it extremely difficult to live without it. If you research the inventor of electricity, several sources credit it....

29/08/2022

Ganga Zumba. The African man who created a kingdom in Brazil. He was born in Kongo in 1630, enslaved and shipped to Brazil where he worked as a plantation slave. He however managed to escape, raising an army of enslaved Africans and founding his own kingdom.
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28/08/2022

Remains of the great Zimbabwe kingdom. A kingdom that dates back between 1220-1450, best remembered for Great Zimbabwe was among the greatest African emperors. Foot Africa BBC News Africa La Zimbabwe

27/08/2022

Ever wondered how the Sotho from Africa life is😃? Well Village life centres largely on the fields, the chief’s court, the kraals, the school, the church and the initiation lodge. Circumcision forms an integral part of the ritualised initiation ceremonies that train boys to take their place as full members of the clan. Many young boys spend a large part of their lives as herdsmen, while women and young girls do much of the hard work in the fields. Also to note is both men and women wear blankets, often multicoloured as cloaks. Men and women also wear the typical Sotho hat, which is woven from reeds into conical shapes and has a decorative topknot. ❤️🙌 🌍 African Diaspora BBC News Africa Foot Africa

27/08/2022

The different major cultural groups in Africa all share different traditions that are unique to themselves. The Khoikhoi and San people are still a nomadic people and are invaluable to the land and people around them. They maintain land that they travel on, their skills are also very helpful in catching poachers around the country. The Zulu's are most known for their tribal and spiritual nature. The Ndebele are most known for the art that the women create featuring unique bead work and geometric design. The Xhosa utilize a complex system of clothing to set the social hierarchy that shows marital, social, and political status. The Sotho people are organized into villages by age which also determines their status in the community. All of these cultures are unique in their own ways, but together the help define South Africa. Foot Africa