2019年7月2日 · Traditionally, respectable Zulu people were buried at home, behind or at the side of their family huts, while the head of the family was buried at the top of the cattle kraal. Cemetery burials came about only through interventions by missionaries in the nineteenth century.

2024年2月11日 · It is also important to note that Zulu funerals and burials differ in whether the deceased is an infant/child, chief, or just an ordinary member of the community. Kings are generally buried in the early morning hours and are said to …

Zulu people have a very strong belief in the afterlife, with respect for the ancestors guiding many of the decisions that they make during this life. So it follows then that a Zulu burial is a very important ritual to be observed.

2012年9月1日 · The study’s novelty is derived from its focus on how funerals are conducted and how the advent of COVID-19 has affected Zulu culture, particularly in reference to funeral and burial rituals.

2012年9月1日 · This article looks at the burial practices and beliefs of the Zulu people. More broadly, it examines the way of life of the Zulus, and their philosophies with regard to grief, mourning and the rituals of death in relation to the two chief practices of …

Traditionally, respectable Zulu people were buried at home, behind or at the side of their family huts, while the head of the family was buried at the top of the cattle kraal. Cemetery burials came about only through inter-ventions by missionaries in the nineteenth century.

2019年7月2日 · More broadly, it examines the way of life of the Zulus, and their philosophies with regard to grief, mourning and the rituals of death in relation to the two chief practices of inhumation and...

2022年8月1日 · According to the Zulu culture, the body of the deceased spends the night at his or her house to bid farewell to the family and provide blessings to those remaining behind (Ngubane, 2012). However, this was not practiced during the time of COVID-19 because families were not permitted to fetch the body from the mortuary a day before burial ...

This study focuses on the rituals and rites, customs and beliefs associated with dying, death, mourning, burial and integration among the Zulu people of KwaZulu-Natal at the turn of the millenium.

2012年9月1日 · The article argues that, among most Zulu, inhumation, or burial, is the preferred method of paying last respects to the deceased. Customs and rituals vary between cultures and between religious affiliations within any community.