who are the boers and zulus?
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Boers, also known as Afrikaners, were the descendants of the original Dutch settlers who came to South Africa in the 17th century. Zulus, a migrant people from the north, also came to southern Africa during the 17th century, settling around the Tugela River region.
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"Glap" Glapion Jr., Zulu President from 1973–1988, started actively recruiting professionals, educators, and prominent businessmen and men from all racial and ethnic backgrounds to join Zulu's membership, making Zulu the first parading organization to actually parade racially integrated.
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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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Zulu men traditionally wear animal skins and feathers. Because the Zulu revere leopards as the king of all predators, only royalty are allowed to wear leopard skin. A front apron (isinene) and a rear apron (ibheshu) are worn to cover the genitals and buttocks.
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The word Zulu means "Sky" and according to oral history, Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670. Today it is estimated that there are more than 45 million South Africans, and the Zulu people make up about approximately 22% of this number.
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South Sudan's two predominant and most populous tribes, the Dinka and Nuer were longtime rivals who had battled over land and resources since at least the 19th century. As herders most historical inter-communal conflicts between these two communities are necessitated by geographic and not necessarily political factors.
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These disputes were overridden by the dissolution of the homelands in 1994. At that time, in addition to the estimated 800,000 Ndebele people in South Africa, nearly 1.7 million Ndebele lived in Zimbabwe (Matabele), where they constituted about one-sixth of the population, and another 300,000 lived in Botswana.
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The Dinka. The Dinka are people who are known for their involvement with cattle. ... Life depends on cattle and a Nuer will risk his life to defend them or to raid his neighbor's cattle. The Nuer, a tall and very dark people, are related to the Dinka, who live to their west, and their culture is very similar.
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The main difference is that the term Boer refers to white Afrikaans speaking farmers, whereas Afrikaner refers, typically, to any white Afrikaans speaking person. All Boers are Afrikaner but not all Afrikaners are boers.
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An isibongo is a clan name, or praise name, in Zulu culture. The term is derived from the verb -bonga meaning "to praise", "to thank", "to worship" or "to call by a clan name". ... Izithakazelo are classically performed in public in a dramatic style, and usually reference the ancestry of the person being praised.
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By the early 2000s, a new consensus had emerged. Most historians recognize that the Mfecane wasn't just a series of events caused by the founding of the Zulu kingdom but rather a multitude of factors caused before and after Shaka Zulu came into power.
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The Boers possessed a distinct Protestant culture, and the majority of Boers and their descendants were members of a Reformed Church. The Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk was the national Church of the South African Republic (1852–1902).
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The star has been raised in Ndebele. He grew up in Kwa Thema township, springs east of Joburg. Growing up, he was exposed to different languages, and he taught himself Zulu.
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Tokoloshes are a creature from Zulu mythology that inhabit South Africa. These creatures attack you in your sleep and are said to be a part of the reason while many people in the Zulu culture used to sleep with their beds raised off the floor. Tokoloshe are described physically in a large variety of ways.
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Although protective, Boerboels want to please their families. They can be playful and affectionate. They enjoy playing with children known to them. The breed gets along with dogs, cats and other animals, but this varies based on each dog's individual temperament.
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Boer goats commonly have white bodies and distinctive brown heads. Some Boer goats can be completely brown or white or paint, which means large spots of a different color are on their bodies. Like the Nubian goat, they possess long, pendulous ears.
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Zulu Religion Ancestors are believed to live in the spirit world unKulunkulu (the greatest of the great) and are regarded as intermediaries between the living and the spirit world and they work hand in hand with God. Zulu beliefs are formed around the presence of ancestral spirits, known as amadlozi and abaphansi.