African Widow Upholds Tradition, Touches Netizens: “I Like Her, She’s So Respectful”
- An African widow respected the culture of never standing around even in public queues
- The woman was captured in a TikTok video sitting down while waiting for her turn at an ATM
- The online community reacted to the clip, with many applauding her for respecting the culture and sad that people didn't let her pass the queue
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A video of an African widow honouring her cultural traditions has gone viral on social media.
In a TikTok clip uploaded by @chomachoma11, the woman is wearing her widow outfit. She is wearing all blue. According to the TikTokker, a widow cannot stand unless she is walking.
In places like taxis, she must sit at the back and in queues, she must sit down. For example, the captured widow was in an ATM queue, waiting for her turn. Unfortunately, she had to sit as she was waiting for her turn.
Widow respects culture
Watch the TikTok video below:
Netizens react with empathy to video
The video gained over 600k views, with many online users empathising with her and expressing their displeasure on why the people at the ATM didn't let her go first.
@Maswhite was saddened:
"People are cruel. Why don't they let her go first 😩😩."
@Nthax 🇿🇦 Evy-e shared:
"I was once on a que at home affairs and I was wearing black, mourning my husband, some mamas removed me from a que because I will bring then bad luck, I went to the back🥺 luckily someone who knew me."
@monzo wrote:
"But where is the spirit of Ubuntu, can't they let her withdraw and go hai maaaaan."
@Amanda _ Mmametsa expressed:
"I will allow her to skip the line, do what she must do, then be excused. 🙏🙏🙏🙏."
@ncede commented:
"I salute umama , uyisibonelo esihle , may God be with her 🙏🙏🙏."
@sphola said:
"I like her she's so respectful wow😢."
What you need to know about African widow tradition
In many African cultures, when a man passes away, his widow (or widows) must undergo specific mourning rituals before and after the burial. These traditional rites are designed to sever the spiritual connection between the deceased and the surviving wife (or wives), allowing for the cleansing of any lingering ghostly presence.
The mourning period typically lasts a year but can be as short as six months, depending on the specific cultural requirements of the community.
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In another story, Briefly News reported about a woman who stunned Mzansi with her vocals at a funeral.
A TikTok video by @keanakellermanvanheerde1 shows people at a funeral. The young woman in the video led everyone in a mournful song to send off the deceased. Many people were impressed by the singing at the funeral. Netizens commented on the video, saying they did not know how the coloured population carries out funerals.
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