Cultures on the Brink: What's Causing Them to Disappear?
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Culture is defined as the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people. Alternatively, culture is a manifestation of a people’s worldview that is encompassed in their language, marriage, music, their food, or how they wear their clothes. Culture thus links us to our identity which is a critical piece of one’s worldview that develops as we take in, interpret, and adopt (sometimes reject) the beliefs, behaviours, values, and norms of the communities in our life.
Based on this premise, it is very unfortunate that within the context of Africa or the Bantu people, some cultures are slowly disappearing from the face of this earth. Some might also argue that cultures are merely evolving and not vanishing. What we've realised, however, is that culture is alive so long as some people are practicing it, and the moment the last person practicing it dies so does the culture. Many factors thus affect cultures to vanish and this is shown within cultural diversity, indigenous languages, food, regalia, spirituality, and the ever-changing demographics.
To counter these threats, we need to bring about the many things hidden in our villages - things that whisper of Africa’s not-yet-forgotten past. We need to bring these ‘things’ past the sound of just a whisper, to the point of an effectively audible Bantu voice that announces a recognisable, accepted, and respected African cultural identity.
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In Bab Credo Mutwa we lost a giant when it comes to African Spirituality May His Soul Rest in Peace
We lost a giant however uMkhulu uMutwa wayethunyelwe esizweni and the ways izithunywa zethu ezisithanda ngakhona they give us iMboni in every era
Although he is gone, there is someone else that is continuing the mandate that he had of taking black people back to their roots. And that person is none other than iMboni Dr Uzwilezwe Radebe the leader and founder of the Revelation Spiritual Home
A true giant
I am ashamed to say I grew up thinking Zimbabweans were others, but I now know we are one. I been watching a lot of Zim content and have a lots friends from there. Umoja🇿🇦🇿🇼
Yes we are one.
Hi Prince, I live outside of the country but regularly make visits back home. I was born in Bulawyo and am white, well when i have a sun tan I am almost brown. It would be great to meet up with you when I am in Bulawayo next.
Hie Eric. Thanks for the comment. No problem, please do reach out when you in the city of Bulawayo.
Another great work here Triple MC. Let's spread the word, keep on teaching👍🏾👍🏾❤❤
Much appreciated Gogo.
You are right bro I'm watching from guguletu cape town South Africa as a xhosa
Thank you for watching Nomazizi.
You explain it so well...
Thank you for watching Kubale.
S’bonge Bhuti muhle Umsembenzi futhi usikhumbuza eKhaya❤.
Siyabonga kakhulu ngokusixhasa 🙏
Great topic Sivalo. Ngokubona kwami imfundo le esesaba layo siyithole ezikolweni isenza sibuze ezinye izinto ezenziwayo kuthiwa yitradition. Abanye abantu bafuna impendulo ezicacileyo ukuthi kungani kusenziwa ukuthi lokuthi, manje abadala labo abalazo lezo mpendulo bavele bathi ungabuzi. Akubulali ukuthi wazi ukuthi into ethize eyenziwa kini isukaphi. Isibonelo engingasenza yikuthi namhlanje in your generation usungathi wena ufuna koSivalo kwenziwe isiko lokuthi umntwana uma ezelwe adluliswe phezulu komlilo ulesakho isizatho ongasoke usazise muntu kodwa from abakho abantwana lezizukulwane benze lokhu wena osukufakile. Ingakho ke ngithi uma sokubuzwa ukuthi kungani kusenziwa kanje, akekho olengcazelo. Kube kusukela kudala kwalotshwa phansi kusiyaphambili sasingeke silahle into eziningi. Obuzayo wayezovula ugwalo oluthize njalo olulengcazelo abekwazi ukuthi kungani beyenza lokhu abakwenzayo. Ngithemba lumcijo awuphumi endleleni.
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Iphawulwa kahle kakhulu ngubaba uNyathi lindaba.
Uyitshaye ekhanda Ndlovu. Ngumbono omuhle kakhulu.
Thank you Magriza for your rich content. Indeed our culture is vanishing.
Thank you for watching Hector🙏
Your work is helping us by capturing what is left
Thank you Connie.
Great and thought-provoking video my brother. The question: are cultures vanishing is very broad, yes, many cultures have vanished, and many others will follow. The question to ask maybe, is our Zimbabwean culture in particular vanishing? I would say no, it is under threat yes, but not dying. Cultures die because of domination by other cultures, Western culture has decimated many other cultures, few are immune to this (notice how we are discussing how to preserve our culture using English instead of an African language). People like yourself are fighting against cultural annihilation.
The Western culture is itself under threat with the rise of the Eastern. The West therefore may no longer be our biggest threat, but new cultural domination from other parts of the world. We must always be vigilant! Cultures have to be preserved, yes, but they should be allowed to be dynamic and not static. Umumbu, for example, came to Africa from the Americas after 1492, our ancestors embraced it because it was high yielding over the small grains (inyawuthi, uphoko, amabele), now umumbu is a staple or foundation of our food culture. Our ancestors, should they have rejected umumbu? The small grains are still there, in fact they never went anywhere.
In light of globalisation and the availability of ingredients from around the world: the recipes, the cooking technologies (ovens, microwaves, air fryers, fridges, food processors, etc.) the herbs, and spices, does it make sense then, for us to continue making isitshwala like oKhokho bethu in the name of cultural preservation? Or should we embrace these new ingredients and technologies to add dynamism to our otherwise “traditional” food culture?
I second allowing our recipes to evolve
For example i remember my mom telling me that salt alone is enough when you cooking Mogodu however nowadays people put various ingredients in their mogodu and it still tastes very nice and its still our traditional dish
@@boitumelo9623 I saw a video of someone making mogodu using a crock pot.
Thank you for this view. Food has to develop that’s without a doubt but that cannot happen without an appreciation of that type of food in the first place.
@@boitumelo9623 yes food needs to develop
Absolutely joining the patreon🎉 Can you allow for annual membership? (no worries if not possible)
Hie Shauleen. Our annual membership will only be available after 3 months as per Patreon rules
My favorite foods are Zimbabwean, Nigerian, Ethiopian. I definitely dine in Italian, Japanese, Vietnamese etc weekly but I eat more african than anything
Interesting choice Connie. Thanks for sharing.
On the language part i feel sorry mostly for TjiKalanga. The nation was prohibited from having literature work in their language by the white people. Many also had to change their surnames from Tjikalanga to the Zulu/Ndebele translation of their surname and most people are Bakalanga but with Nguni surnames dont they ever wonder how that can be?
The kids were taught other languages at school and not their own. Some parents had to sacrifice a lot for their children's education. Their spirituality, culture and language died. There arent even any know Kalanga traditional dances and clothes besides the ones that amaWozana wear and those are strictly for tradition.
I feel deeply hurt when i think about all this 💔
This is very sad. It is true that people have change their names from their respective cultures. As I mentioned in my comment to the video, cultures die because of domination. People translated their TjiKalanga names to Nguni because the Nguni were dominant during the time period. They did it to fit in. The same can be said for how many Zimbabweans particular and other Africans generally have European first names, because of European domination! Our graceful host here is named Prince, a translation I presume from Nkosana.
Nice one bro
Thanks Mhazo 🔥
Cultures are vanishing man ikakhulu iSindebele asebesikhuluma ngcono yilaba asebeneskhathi eside behala ngaphandle kwelizwe lakithi
Great content always
Thanks brother Ngoni.
Keep up the good work mfoka Sivalo white wedding it's a traditional wedding kubanikazi amakhiwa thina silahle konke okwethu
Liqiniso lelo Zulu
Kakhulu esindebeleni kubuhlungu ,ukubona abantu bakithi be xhila kakhulu kwi mvunulo yamazulu ngoba singela lwazi ngemvunulo yethu ikakhumu omama eyabo baba iyafana ..kodwa isiko lona likhona but kakhulu kulabo abalengulo .
Lola isiko likhona Beke
@@MagrizaMadeMeCook isiko likhona kodwa kakhulu kulabo abambethwe lidlozi ,abalengulo yebo abalilandela kuhle sibili obone nje nyaka thizeni kwenziwa umbuyiso ,ubone kugidwa ngoba vele izulu liye licelwe mangabe sokunzima ,ubone sivuka ekuseni siye lapho okulele khona abadala siyocenta silandela lamaphupho senze njengesicelo sabo ,ubone sipheka amasese kubizwe abadala esigabeni benathe behlabelele kungela hlawulo ...
Cultures are losing tract because black people especially lost their spiritual roots. They are following inkolo ezingasizona ezabo, ones that okhokho dont know. Everything about us has an essence lf spirituality in it. We are spiritual people.
But now people follow the Western ways of living, ways of people who dont know who they are. The sad thing is that black people are losing their roots and copying abantu baphesheya while the western people especially African Americans and the likes are trying to trace their roots.
Yes. Bantu people are spiritual people without a doubt.
Kunjalo Mahlangu kubuhlungu ngoba our culture is indeed vanishing,muhle umsebenzi owenzayo
Siyabonga Dube🙏
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