!#8# Understanding the culture of the Shona tribe of Zimbabwe Shona

!±8± Understanding the culture of the Shona tribe of Zimbabwe Shona

The Shona people are called, in particular, is concentrated in the southern African country Zimbabwe, but there are pockets of these famous people in Mozambique, as well as in other parts of South Africa, especially in the northern part of South Africa.

Before you understand the setting associated with the Shona people, one must understand their customs, their superstitions and all that is associated with their lifestyle. If their lives would dramatically in the cities / townschanged since the Great Zimbabwe a prosperous city, and in most cases, certain rites of puberty are no longer made, is their faith in the medium and stronger than ever in the tribal areas, especially among the elders of the tribal customs of the tribe have changed very little. In Zimbabwe today, the payment of lobola, the payment and what damage that rape of a girl is now known in the form of money, where it can be formally used for the training system,Goats or hacking, but in general, actual practices have to change much.

Since the beginning of the formation of the Shona tribe, agriculture is the main form of subsistence. Corn and millet have always been the staple food, but a good dose of sorghum, monkey nuts, beans, rice and some vegetables are grown local. There are a number of methods for the cultivation of the land used. Traditional methods of cultivation mainly involved the breaking and scratchingEarth, there to sow the seeds for a large surface. The Shona way of life involved agriculture, a considerable number of cattle and small animals.

Shona culture is strong with the way the village has been completely twisted. Put yourself in relation to the country, is a Shona village (or call it musha as Shona) by a hereditary chief, the head of the authority of the family that originally founded the village is under control. The Shona people are a patriarchalSociety in general. To become a member of the village, you can only have one done by relatives. A member who has missed a lot 'of time, the village does not lose his membership is not by default proved beyond doubt that he will not return. Understanding these concepts is to build a framework that helps to understand the Shona culture.