Video of Woman Celebrating the Xhosa Culture During a Ritual Has Mzansi Intrigued

Video of Woman Celebrating the Xhosa Culture During a Ritual Has Mzansi Intrigued

  • A video of a white local lady embracing the Xhosa culture has been doing the rounds on the social media streets
  • She can be seen dressed in traditional attire as she dances with a group during what appears to be an ancestral ceremony
  • While a few found the occasion inappropriate, many Saffas thought it was refreshing and shared their views in the comments

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A white South African lady had the cyber community intrigued with a video of her fully embracing the Xhosa heritage during a cultural ritual.

Woman, Xhosa, Culture, Ritual, Mzansi
A video of a woman donned in Xhosa attired during a ritual was shared online. Image: @zuko681/TikTok
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In a video shared online by @zuko681, she can be seen fully donned in traditional attire as she dances with a group during what appears to be an ancestral ceremony.

The video, which had over 107K views at the time of publication, sparked a lot of reactions online. While a few found it inappropriate, many Saffas thought it was refreshing.

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According to the University of Cape Town, the phenomenon of South African whites who have embraced and embarked on an ancestrally guided spiritual healing journey has become a contemporary cause celebre.

It has been noted that there are black African sangomas or healers who have optimistically embraced the introduction of whites to their ranks as a natural and positive innovation.

Check out what cyber citizens had to say:

Zugolite wrote:

“Funny ba nigxeke aba belungu kodwa anigxekwa nina ngokhonza uyesu no abraham.”

hlengiwe334 shared:

“Engabe bangenwa elakabani idlozi abelunge.”

Tik Toker said:

“Enkosi.”

Songo Zonke remarked:

“Hay kutheni ezawba ngowasekhaya.”

nonhle882 replied:

“Ngoba ithongo akekho ongenalo.”

user8710757239389 commented:

“Bathatha nje chance abelungu never.”

nonhlakaniphomngu wrote:

“Wow.”

takaThanqa reacted:

“Camagu.”

Vanessa Gogo Baphilise commented:

“Ngowase khaya nje.”

JustDee said:

“Gogo is a slow dancer.”

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Saffas react to local woman who hosted a tea party for her ancestors

Meanwhile, Briefly News previously reported that a local woman has kept the South African digital family occupied after hosting a tea party for her ancestors. The woman took to Twitter to post stunning images as she chilled in traditional attire whilst also having tea.

The viral images were posted by @Thandzzz04, who seems to be really connected to her ancestors. Looking at her bio, it says she is a trusted ancestors' child and also a mother.

Mzansi is now attracted to the post and Briefly News headed online to pick up a few reactions from the post. The stunner wrote on social media page:

“Hosted a tea party for my ancestors and a play date with my water spirits.”

Source: Briefly News

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Nothando Mthembu (Senior editor) Nothando Mthembu is a senior multimedia journalist and editor. Nothando has over 5 years of work experience and has served several media houses including Caxton Local Newspapers. She has experience writing on human interest, environment, crime and social issues for community newspapers. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree and an Honours Degree in Media Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, obtained in 2016 and 2017. Nothando has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Email: nothando.mthembu@briefly.co.za