{"id":240670,"date":"2021-12-21T16:57:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T15:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=240670"},"modified":"2021-12-21T16:57:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T15:57:58","slug":"pedi-people-all-about-their-culture-traditional-foods-and-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/pedi-people-all-about-their-culture-traditional-foods-and-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedi People: All about their Culture, Traditional Foods and Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pedi is an ethnic group in South Africa that makes up about 4,972,000 of the population of the country, and 14,000 of them can be found Botswana. They speak the Pedi or Sapedi dialect but it should be noted that their language has a certain similarity to the Northern Sotho language, however, they are not the same. Apart from being one of the major black ethnic groups in South Africa, this ethnic group – the Pedi people – has also produced some notable people like South Africa’s third black president, Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe, and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema<\/a>.<\/p>\n Just like what is obtainable in most ethnic groups in Africa as a whole, Bapedi or Pedi people are very rich in culture, ranging from their traditional beliefs, traditional foods, wedding and burial rites, as well as age rites. Although Christianity is the religion of most Pedi people, some of them are srtill very much involved in African traditional religion. So far, the influence of civilization and modern technology has done litlle to change the people’s inclination to their tradional practices. If you wish to know about Pedi culture, tradition, and belief, this post will introduce you to all you need to know.<\/p>\n Every community has special myths and legend that can be used to trace their origin and the Pedi people are no exception. Pedi people are believed to have originated from Tswana and are descendants of Kgatla (Bakgatla). Kgatla (Bakgatla) is a Tswana clan that migrated to Bapedi in the 1700. Today, Bopedi is known as Limpopo. They are the first Sotho-Tswana people to be called Basotho. Pedi people are found mostly in the northern provinces of South Africa, in Limpopo and the northern part of Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n Around 1650, the Pedi people were majorly located around Steelpoort River, and they remained there for many generations. That was where they gained their cultural and linguistic homogeneity. It was only around the 18th century that they began to gain control over the regions around them and gained Pedi paramountcy by bringing other chiefdoms under their control.<\/p>\nBrief History Of The Pedi People<\/strong><\/h2>\n