What are the traditions of South Africa?

Answer 1

one custom is that they eat the liver of a camel on the Sabbath , that shows that they are willing to do anything to God or gods.

another is that they stab their cousin with a knife when they get very sick this shows that they don't want anyone suffer.

Answer 2

Culture heritage and traditions

Traditional dance

"Ngoma" is the major traditional dance. Traditional dances come in a variety of styles including Omutoro, Amayaga, Mulekule, Amakondele, Akasimbo.

There are traditional songs, which differ in area of origin and status, such as funeral ceremony songs, spiritual and wedding songs. There are a variety of music instruments and dancing attire too.

Story telling

SStories and legends of ancient times are commonly told at night when the family gathers for exchanging views. Stories are normally narrated by the elders. They have their meaning in strengthening norms and conducts of the young and the roles of gender. They are called "Engano" in Kihaya.

Traditional architecture / crafts

Traditional houses are called "Mushonge" these are round grass houses strengthened by large poles of tree (enyomyo). What is unique is that the construction begins with the roof rather than the ground foundation. People have gradually changed to muddy houses and iron sheet roofs. Presently most people construct brick houses and iron sheet or tile roofs. The Region has craftsmen dealing with basketry, pottery, canoe and boat building and various other forms of art and crafts.

Western architecture (German and English) as well as Arab architecture (especially mosques) can be seen in many places. Traders and explorers of those origins introduced them.

Rural agricultural practices & rural life

This is a very broad area encompassing the full culture of the people of this land. Rights of passage are very elaborate and people are closely knit in grief and in joy.

Kagera Region's inhabitants are mostly peasants tending small patches of land. Agriculture in rural regions mainly involves cultivation of banana plants, beans, maize and root plants as well as cash crops like coffee, cotton, sugar - cane, tea and vanilla. Some people a few cows for milk and manure. People are keep some goats and chicken.

Fishing villages

Dotted along the shores of Lake Victoria are numerous fishing villages. Most of the fishermen are local and thus they use traditional technology. The most famous villages near Bukoba Town are Igabiro fishing village in Bugabo, Musila Island, Kifungwi and Nyamukazi.

Traditional medicines

Kagera Region is well known nationally for skilled its herbalists. The Region has large variety of plants used for the healing of humans, livestock and treating crop plants. Among famous medicinal trees is the "Muarobaini" which treats over 40 diseases. In Bukoba, a group of 5 professionals have initiated a garden to preserve and conserve traditional medicinal plants of Kagera. The project located 5 kilometres from Bukoba Town center is named LAVIBOGAM (Lake Victoria Botanical Garden of Medicinal plants).

Iron smith works

Rocks rich in iron ores are widely found in Kagera and there are several well-known clans of iron smelters in the region. Their activities have been speculated to date back to the Iron Age. Close to Bukoba there lies the village of Kibuye where one of these ancient iron smith clans still live.

Religious shrines and rock art

Historically there were large trees that were used as places of sacrifices and prayer to the ancestors (Ekigabiro). There were miniature huts and other forms of spiritual following. Today, these are rare if any.

With Christianity, Kagera Region became famous in producing the first African Roman Catholic Cardinal (the now Late Cardinal Laurian Rugambwa) and a world famous leader of the Lutheran Church (the Late Bishop Kibira).

Of the Catholic Church there is Nyakijoga a shrine world famous for the miracle powers of the healing waters blessed in the name of the Virgin Mary the Mother of Jesus. Every year thousands of pilgrims from all over the world convene at this shrine which is indeed recognized as the Lourdes of Africa after the Lourdes of France.

Close to Nyakijoga you come to Nyangoma ancient rocks paintings have been discovered. There are hundreds of these paintings in caves overlooking a very attractive valley. There are located in Bukoba District. (http://www.kagera.org/culture/index.htm)

Answer 3

South Africa has many cultures and each culture would have its own traditions. depend on which culture you are talking about?

Cultures:

Black peopleThe country's black majority still has a substantial number of rural inhabitants who lead largely impoverished and simple lives. However, blacks are increasingly urbanised and westernised, and usually speak English or Afrikaans in addition to their native tongue, which may be one of nine Bantu languages with official status since 1994. These include the Nguni languages, Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele and Swazi, and the Sotho languages, which include Tswana, Sotho and Northern Sotho. Cultural differences between speakers from the two language groups are comparable to those between speakers of German and Italian.

The Venda language is quite different to the foregoing and has its origins in Zimbabwe.

The Tsonga language is also unique, although in some instances there are Nguni influences. It is sometimes called Shangaan, although many speakers of the language find this term unacceptable. The name Shangaan can be traced to the Zulu chief Soshangane who subjugated many clans in the nineteenth century, but communities who stem from clans that were never subjugated do not accept this name. Linguistically the languages are similar but culturally there is a difference between the vaTsonga and maShangana people and the xiTsonga and xiShangana languages.

Many urban blacks speak several indigenous languages, with Zulu being a lingua franca in the Johannesburg area.

Most are Christian, with membership of the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches being strong as is membership of the predominantly black Zion Christian Church, although many still follow traditional beliefs, many often consulting a sangoma. There is a vibrant indigenous culture, with local popular music forms, such as kwaito, locally mixed house while black South African musicians such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mahotella Queens, Miriam Makeba, and Hugh Masekela are well known internationally.

White peopleThe white minority lead lifestyles similar in many respects to whites found in Europe, North America and Australasia, with sport being immensely popular. The braai (short for braaivleis or barbecue) is another national pastime, epitomised by an old advertising slogan for Chevrolet cars in the 1960s: Braaivleis, rugby, sunny skies and Chevrolet. The two main white cultural groups are the Afrikaners (about 60% of the whites) and the English speaking Whites (40%).

Religious beliefs are also strong, with most Afrikaners adhering to the Dutch Reformed Church. Most English-speaking whites are either Anglican or Roman Catholic. Perhaps 90,000 whites are Jewish, with a similar number being of Portuguese origin. There are some Italians, Greeks and Christian Lebanese.

Coloured (Mixed-Race) peopleThe mixed-race Coloureds are, culturally speaking, much closer to whites, especially Afrikaans speakers, whose language and religious beliefs they share, than they are to black South Africans, despite suffering considerable discrimination under apartheid. A small minority of Coloureds, known as Cape Malays are Muslim. Well known members of the community include Springboks rugby union players Chester Williams, Breyton Paulse and Bryan Habana, and jazz musicians Jonathan Butler and Abdullah Ibrahim (also known as Dollar Brand). Asian peopleAsians, (predominantly Indian origin) preserve their own cultural heritage, languages and religious beliefs, being predominantly Christian, Hindu or Muslim, and speaking English, with Indian languages like Tamil, Hindi, Telugu or Gujarati being spoken less frequently. Small Chinese, Japanese[citation needed] and Korean[citation needed] populations exist in South Africa as well. However, during recent decades, the number of Chinese have increased due to the influx of immigrants from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Protection of Cultural RightsThe rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities are protected in the constitution by the Commission for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities. This is a Chapter 9 Institution which was created by the constitution.

Answer 4

Islam and poetry are as the twin pillars of Somali culture, and the main feature of Somalian tradition

Answer 5

Somalia is a Muslim country but there are a few churches that are built to welcome christens.