what are the xhosa customs?
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The Xhosa people have a range of cultural customs that they adhere by; some traditional practices include the initiation of males when they are of age, which involves them going to initiation school ('the mountain'), receiving sacred teachings from their elders and emerging as men.
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['Swaziland.', 'Cape Verde.', 'Eswatini.', 'Mozambique.', 'Rwanda.', 'Somalia.']
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In Xhosa tradition the ancestors act as intermediaries between the living and God; they are honoured in rituals in order to bring good fortune. Dreams play an important role in divination and contact with ancestors. Traditional religious practice features rituals, initiations, and feasts.
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['The National Flower: King Protea.', 'The National Tree: Real Yellowwood.', 'The National Animal: Springbok.', 'The National Fish: Galjoen.', 'The National Bird: Blue Crane.']
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The PHAC and WHO recommend the following vaccinations for South Africa: hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, yellow fever, rabies, meningitis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis), chickenpox, shingles, pneumonia and influenza.
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Xhosa men usually wear a covering in the front and a short cloak from animal skin over the shoulders. The cloak is sometimes replaced with a blanket. Xhosa men traditionally also wore animal skin sandals. During initiation, Xhosa boys whiten their bodies and wear a blanket or sheepskin to ward off evil.
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Xhosa is an agglutinative tonal language of the Bantu family. While the Xhosas call their language "isiXhosa", it is usually referred to as "Xhosa" in English.
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['Leaded canes, billy clubs, blackjacks, sandbags or sandclubs, saps and slungshots (PC Section 22210)', 'Metal or brass knuckles (PC Section 21810)', 'Nunchakus (a.k.a. “nunchucks”) (PC Section 22010)']
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['An original South African green bar coded ID Book or a Smart ID Card.', "Passports, driver's license or temporary ID's will not be accepted.", 'Proof of your current South African residential address.']
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South Africa – Being a rugby-loving nation, we all know what the Haka is. We have seen it time and time again when the Springboks face the All Blacks. The haka is a type of ancient Māori war dance traditionally used on the battlefield, as well as when groups came together in peace.
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The individual huts that formed a homestead were usually built in a semi-circle around a circular cattle enclosure. Under the floor of the cattle enclosure, the Xhosas stored maize in bottle-shaped pits. The pits were well plastered and the openings closed with stones to prevent the maize from being spoilt.
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noun, plural Xho·sas, (especially collectively) Xho·sa for 1. a member of a Nguni people of eastern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. the Bantu language of the Xhosa.
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['Gestures.', 'Language.', 'Values.', 'Norms.', 'Sanctions.', 'Folkways.', 'Mores.']
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Xhosa beadwork, like all African art, is steeped in symbolism and meaning. It has a rich and colourful history and is practiced by local women in order to keep the tradition alive as well as to keep food on the table.
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At least thirty-five languages indigenous to South Africa are spoken in the Republic, ten of which are official languages of South Africa: Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venḓa, Xhosa, Zulu and Afrikaans.
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['Attend the Vibey Market @ The Sheds. ... ', 'Tall Stories and Agatha Panther. ... ', 'Join a Drumming Circle or Chill Out on a Sunday at Klitsgras. ... ', 'Take in the Whole Town with the Camera Obscura at the University of Pretoria. ... ', 'Free Zulu Lessons at Grounded at Echo Café on Saturdays. ... ', 'Afro Boer. ... ', 'Acrobatics in the trees with Acrobranch.']
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