Zimbabwean Totems And What They Mean - Zimbabwe Profiles
2023年3月8日 · The Porcupine/Hedgehog (Ngara) totem is widely regarded as one of the most common totem. They’re known as the King’s In-law (Mukwasha waMambo).The origin of this name is largely debatable, but some alluded that their ancestor Zimuto who lived near Great Zimbabwe married the princess of Great Zimbabwe hence the origin of the name.
Tsiwo Gushungo - totems.co.zw
2020年5月25日 · This belief, however, has its origins in one live ZBC programme when the late President R.G. Mugabe was asked by a presenter kuti Gushungo inoera chii/ Since it was a national family programme which was being beamed live he could not state it as is and he jokingly and laughing said Garwe. The truth is that isu ana Gushungo tinoera Beche.
Maita Gushungo – Zimtribes
2019年9月14日 · Gushungo is not a totem of the Zvimba people but it was a nickname given to one of the Zvimba Kings called Mushayapekuvaka whom after he receive the sad news that his son was killed in the war and his head was carried by an eagle and dropped it in the kings court (mudare ramambo) when the king head the news he went to a nearby tree and hit his ...
Totems / Mitupo / Izibongo - totems.co.zw
This collection includes Zimbabwe totem poems in Shona, Ndebele, and English translations. Totems represent a family or clan and our ancestry and are integral to African culture. This collection aims to celebrate this diversity by bringing together a wide range of totems from different communities in Zimbabwe and preserving the rich cultural ...
The origin of totems in Africa - My Zimbabwe News
2023年2月10日 · The basic idea of totemism is that kin, group, clan, kindred or maximal lineage adopts a totem animal, bird or other object. Adapting to a totem object often carries a deep religious and spiritual significance that can be connected to …
Mutupo| 6 interesting things you should know about Shona totems…
2019年5月19日 · Below are 6 interesting things you should know about the Shona totem system. 1. Kudya mutupo – eating the meat or products from your mutupo animal, is forbidden. A symbol of identity, totems serve as a safeguard against incest. Eating of the totem, kudya mutupo is forbidden. It is believed that if one eats their totem meat all their teeth ...
Totems And The Art of Shona Praise Poetry – The Lost Language …
2014年7月30日 · Totems and praise poems are two different things. A totem (mutupo) is used to address its bearer. A praise poem (detembo) is used to thank the bearer of the totem. According to Pongweni, young children are not supposed to be thanked by their praise poems; they are thanked by their totems only.
Shumba Mhazi - totems.co.zw
2020年5月25日 · Shumba Mhazi. Maita Shumba, Zvaitwa Mhazi, Mhondi inopondera pasina gwenzi. Hekani Mukanyairi, Maita vakuru vamasango, Vanovhundutsa vamwe nomukanya uri muzenze, Vamadzvovera, Vabanduri vamapfupa,
Why the name Totem Shumba? - The Zimbabwean
2012年11月7日 · On being asked what Totem Shumba is and why the name Totem Shumba, this is what Gloria had to say; “In African culture every family or clan is identified by a totemic object, usually represented by an animal.
Mitupo Yose | PDF - Scribd
Mitupo Yose - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Totems