Over the weekend, we decided to take a weekend away from Appelsbosch and have some much needed family time. The whole purpose of the weekend was to have some family time and to have some much needed relaxation time.
One of the things we did was go visit a traditional Zulu village. A recreation of a Zulu village from the time of King Shaka. We did notice how different than the village was set up to that we see in West Africa.
This is a traditional Zulu hut.
This is the gate where we had to speak a Zulu greeting in order for us to be able to come in.
This is a traditional Zulu man. He is the head of the clan-he has 5 wives and 25 children. He said Mike has more problems with one wife than he does with 5!
Alisia beating on the drum, asking if it is okay for us to enter the village.
Josh is holding a traditional Zulu shield. It is made out of cow hide and is really flexible. Since it is really heavy the Zulu warriors would roll it up and use it as a pillow, and stick a long stick through the back to make it more rigid.
The ladies of the tribe weave baskets and make clay pots.
The younger women work on bead work. Alisia is holding a Zulu love letter. Each colour of bead represents something.
Inside of the traditional Zulu hut. The men sleep on the right and the women sleep on the left.
The medicine man performing his dance.
Young Zulu men performing their dance.
I was a very interesting time visiting the village. There is a lot of cultural differences from South Africa to West Africa.
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