Zulu cultural customs, ceremonies, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.
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- Ilobolo
- Bride price paid by the groom's family to the bride's family, traditionally in cattle, as part of a Zulu marriage agreement.
- Umemulo
- A coming-of-age ceremony celebrating a young woman's transition into adulthood and readiness for marriage.
- Umkhosi Womhlanga
- The Reed Dance, an annual ceremony where young unmarried women present reeds to the Zulu king to celebrate purity and womanhood.
- Ubuntu
- A philosophy of humanity and communal interconnectedness, often summarized as a person is a person through other people.
- Isangoma
- A traditional diviner who communicates with ancestors to diagnose problems and guide people.
- Inyanga
- A traditional herbalist healer who treats illness using medicinal plants.
- Amadlozi
- Ancestral spirits believed to watch over and guide living family members.
- Ukubuyisa
- A ritual performed to welcome the spirit of a deceased relative back into the family as an ancestor.
- Umqhele
- A traditional headband or headdress worn by men, often made from animal skin or beads.
- Isicholo
- A traditional hat worn by married Zulu women.
- Isidwaba
- A traditional leather skirt worn by married Zulu women.
- Ibheshu
- A traditional garment made of animal hide worn by Zulu men, especially at ceremonies.
- Izinsiba
- Feathers worn as ceremonial adornment, often signifying status or achievement.
- Ukuhlonipha
- A custom of showing respect, especially by married women toward in-laws, including avoiding certain names and words.
- Inkosi
- A traditional chief or king, the hereditary leader of a community or the Zulu nation.
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