As young men and women return from their initiation schools (makolwane) after completing their rites of passage during ... element of many South African societies, particularly those of the Xhosa, ...

During these three interrelated rites of passage, a group or age-set of Maasai boys pass together from being children to being morans (warriors), then adults and then elders. Enkipaata is a ...

Bare-knuckled and poised to punch, boys from the Venda tribe in Tshifudi, South Africa, engage in the boxing ... Valley and the climax of Shadrack’s passage to manhood—a passage crucial ...

While modern tattooing has popularised tribal designs, for many indigenous communities, these tattoos remain deeply tied to ...

Christianity came first to the continent of Africa in the 1st or early 2nd century ... You see we never get rain, while those tribes who never pray as we do obtain abundance.' ...

March 26, GNA – Traditional marriage in Ghana, like in many parts of Africa, is a significant rite of passage that forms an integral part of the culture of every tribe in the country.Its importance ...