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Traditional Zulu man clothing is
usually light: an apron in two parts
similar to a loincloth and covering the
private parts. The front piece is called
umutsha, and is usually made of
springbok or other animal hide twisted
into strips covering the genitals. The
rear part is called ibheshu, is made of a
single piece of springbok or cattle skin.
Its length is usually an indicator of the
age and social position: lesamabheshu
is the plural of ibheshu and the longest
are worn by older men.
Married men also wear a headband,
called the umqhele, which is also made
of springbok skin or leather leopard for
men of high social rank, as the leaders.
They also wear bracelets and chains at
the ankles called imishokobezi during
ceremonies and rituals: weddings and
dances.
Most of the Zulus profess Christianity.
Nevertheless, the Zulus retain their
pre-coloniales beliefs of the cult of the
ancestors in the form of a syncretism
with Christianity.
They believe in a Supreme God and
creator in the name of, "Unkulunkulu",
which interacts in the daily lives of
humans, although this belief turns out
to be the result of the efforts of the first
missionaries to adapt the Christian
God in Zulu culture. Culture, the most
ancient belief and most common
among Zulus is trust in the minds of
the political aSur, the Zulus are
divided between supporters of the
African National (ANC) Congress and
(IFP) Inkatha Freedom Party.
SHAKALAND, the reconstitution of a
Zulu village
Today, tourists who want to immerse
themselves in the Zulu culture will
attend Shakaland, a restored village in
1984 for a South African movie needs.
It reveals the Organization of the imuzi
village, consisting of circular Beehiveshaped
huts called indlu, bringing
together the great African family as
society practice polygamy.
The "habitants" are adorned
traditional costumes exactly as for
major ceremonies. " Women generally
wear a jupencetres: Amatongo or
Amadhlozi, which have the power to
intervene in a good or bad in the lives
of the people. This belief persists
among the Zulu population for
millennia.
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