Nelson Mandela<\/a> and his funeral, a lot of attention has been drawn to the manner in which the Xhosa people bury the dead. The funeral of the people is mostly done on the second Saturday after someone dies.<\/p>\nRelatives from almost everywhere come to mourn, and the house is emptied to provide space for them. On or before the day of the funeral proper, a cow is bought by the elders and prepared specially by the men. The meat is served up completely before any other thing is served.<\/p>\n
Children are not always allowed near funeral places, because of the entire rituals that will involve prayers and messages given to the dead to take to the spirit world. Also, it is believed that children get to see something that adults may not want them to.<\/p>\n
As the dead person is buried, a walking stick and things to eat are buried with him to aid in his journey beyond. The Xhosas believe that the dead must not be burned.<\/p>\n
The mourning then continues for months as decided by the elders and different apparels of black are worn by the women during the time while men wear scarves of the same colour. Once it is all done, it is assumed that the dead has fully become an ancestor, and a cow is killed in celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Despite the growing influence of western civilization, Xhosa\u00a0people have remained rooted in the practice of their traditions and dance. Unlike so many Africans that seem ready to abandon their traditions, culture, and general ways of living still remains one of the most vibrant expressions of South Africa’s cultural heritage. Just as their lifestyle, the Xhosa […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[429],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Facts About The Xhosa People And Their Culture<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n