Constitutional select committee TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTIONS AND CUSTOMS A paper presented by Chakunda Vincent January 2009 Harare‚ Zimbabwe BACKGROUND Africans in this country including those in urban areas have their roots in some rural community under the jurisdiction of traditional authority systems. This system of traditional authority is entrusted with the custodianship of clan customs‚ rituals and tradition. It is important to note that it is these customary and cultural
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“Over the years the people of Africa have used traditional medicine and traditional knowledge for their survival.” (Tsiko 2006) Traditional African medicine is a holistic discipline involving extensive use of indigenous herbalism combined with aspects of African spirituality. (Helwig 2005) Traditional African medicine has been practiced for centuries. This ancient system of healing continues to thrive in Africa‚ despite numerous attempts at government inferences‚ and practitioners can be found
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Traditional costumes are peculiar to or characteristic of a certain nation or ethnic group‚ which usually retains strong elements of the culture from which it originates. In areas where contemporary Western fashions have become usual‚ traditional costumes are often worn in connection with special events and celebrations‚ particularly those connected with cultural traditions‚ heritage‚ or pride. Some countries even have their traditional costumes as the uniform of the national airline stewardesses
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everything in the world is one‚ one source‚ one mind and will‚ as well as the world is full of spiritual entities. They also relied on knowledge of herbs and other medicines to manage their healthcare (Handley & Jacoby‚ 2005). Voodoo Priests use traditional healing methods to treat the physical or psychological illness of a client. They interpret illness in a cultural context that Haitians understand‚ thus‚ they can provide individualized treatments that is unique to the clients needs. Voodoo priests
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Activity #2 8-15-00 Traditional African Religion The Religious Sphere There is widespread belief in a supreme God‚ unique and transcendent. Africans have a sense of the sacred and sense of mystery; there is high reverence for sacred places‚ persons and objects; sacred times are celebrated. Belief in the after life is incorporated in myths and in funeral ceremonies. Religion enfolds the whole of life; there is a difference between life and religion. Ancestors mediate between God and men
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Traditional Emirati Weddings A couple getting married is called for such celebration in the UAE. It was an old custom that women from the families of the bride and the groom walked from house to house in the neighborhood to invite all the families to attend the wedding. The ceremony was a chance for the whole district to celebrate the wedding and they were all involved in someway to help get things ready for the feast. While the preparations are made‚ the Al Ayyala traditional band
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Both online and traditional classes require students to manage their time wisely. In traditional classes‚ students structure their time outside of the classroom to allow for studying‚ projects and homework. However‚ Northcentral University‚ an online institution‚ states that with the absence of regular class meetings‚ online courses require students to acquire and learn course materials on their own time. According to the "Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks‚" this freedom is what makes online
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Cultural activity Sunday‚ September 8‚ 2013 8:51 PM Traditional Zulu Wedding (Umabo) Being invited to a wedding‚ could it be traditional or western‚ it is always an honor. A Zulu traditional wedding (umabo) usually takes place after the white weeding. It believed that you are not fully married if umabo has not been done according to the Zulu tradition. In a Zulu culture there are many rituals that are done before one is fully married and umabo is the final stage . The first step is lobola
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Ayurveda (Sanskrit Āyurveda आयुर्वेद‚ "life-knowledge"; )or ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to the Indian subcontinent . The oldest known ayurvedic texts are the Suśruta Saṃhitā and the Charaka Saṃhitā. These Classical Sanskrit encyclopedias of medicine are among the foundational and formally compiled works of ayurveda. Since Ayurveda is really the generic term for "traditional medicine" in India‚ actual practice may be widely divergent. Descriptively‚ one may either focus
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Traditional Versus Online Education Technology and education has given students many choices in how they obtain their education such as online classes. . Even though traditional classes are more common than online classes what are the similarities and the differences between the two. There have been numerous discussions recently about the success of online learning. The success of the online classes versus traditional classes is based upon the uniqueness of each individual way of learning. Online
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