🛖Emakhosini Ngiyakhuleka👏🏾👵🏾👴🏾🙏🏾Why did our ancestors apply the cow dung(ubulongwe benkomo)on the floors,especially in the house that housed uMsamo? What does it signify
People often assume that Isibaya(Kraal)is the most unhygienic place because of the cow dung,but realistically
People often assume that Isibaya(Kraal)is the most unhygienic place because of the cow dung,but realistically
Speaking, the cow dung is the most cleanest because the cow only eats vegetation and grass. Our ancestors did not only use the cow dung to their floors as a form of polish, but also as a form of protection and repellent against negative energies. Ubulongwe serves as a fuel....
Manure/fertilizers, insects repellent,paint and many more.
Cows are rendered sacred in most parts South Africa and Africa. "Modimo o nko e metsi, mogodungwana o bolelo" meaning "A god with a wet nose who always provides". They provide Meat for food, milk for children and their..
Cows are rendered sacred in most parts South Africa and Africa. "Modimo o nko e metsi, mogodungwana o bolelo" meaning "A god with a wet nose who always provides". They provide Meat for food, milk for children and their..
hides for clothes.
The bones where used for divination.
Cow dung was used for the construction of huts, fuel and as a mosquito repellent when burnt. Traditional doctors also used it in concoctions to heal stomach alignments, burnt it as incense to wade of evil spirits and as a..
The bones where used for divination.
Cow dung was used for the construction of huts, fuel and as a mosquito repellent when burnt. Traditional doctors also used it in concoctions to heal stomach alignments, burnt it as incense to wade of evil spirits and as a..
Body wash for cleansing.
The cow’s function was to connect, to bridge,to invoke. Cows exist in a liminal space between the human and the divine, the physical and the spiritual, the alive and the ancestors, the worldly and the universal. In beliefs that have survived but evolved
The cow’s function was to connect, to bridge,to invoke. Cows exist in a liminal space between the human and the divine, the physical and the spiritual, the alive and the ancestors, the worldly and the universal. In beliefs that have survived but evolved
Through the ages, despite colonial interruption and erosion, cows are not classified as animals in many Southern African cultures. Beyond their significance as physical symbols of material wealth, cattle are the repository of memory and history. They are the principal offering in
Funerary rituals concerning ancestors.
When a person dies in the family, the elders of the family would apply the cow dung on the floor to disinfect the house. Moreover, it is believed that the cow dung can bring the ancestors closer. When one use impepha to phahla, one can
When a person dies in the family, the elders of the family would apply the cow dung on the floor to disinfect the house. Moreover, it is believed that the cow dung can bring the ancestors closer. When one use impepha to phahla, one can
Sprinkle a bit of cow dung on impepha to get the attention of the ancestors. It can also be used to cleanse the aura(isithunzi) of a person. Ubulongwe disinfect the house better than cleaning the floor with water, because nalawo manzi awabusisiwe. Cow dung is one of the important
ingredient used when a person cleanse isinyama, noma ekhipha isihliso.Nguni Tribes use it for lot of things. You can dry it and make fire about it,you can put it in your
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