SOME ZULU CUSTOMS AND FOLK-LORE

PREFACE

CONTENTS

UMTIMBA (A ZULU WEDDING)

HOW TWINS WERE TREATED

“UKUGODUSA” (SENDING HOME)

ANOTHER INSTANCE IN WHICH THE “UKUGODUSA” CUSTOM WAS CARRIED OUT.

DEPARTED SPIRITS

UKUHLABIS’ AMADHLOZI (SACRIFICING TO SPIRITS)

CUSTOMS AND USAGES AT THE DEATH OF A ZULU CHIEF OR HEAD OF A KRAAL

INKATA

THE ZULU ANNUAL FEAST

UKUQWANJISWA KWEMPI (THE DOCTORING OF AN ARMY)

INGOBOCO (FINDING OUT WIZARDS)

ICIMAMLILO (FIRE EXTINGUISHER)

RAIN DOCTORS

THE RAINBOW, LIGHTNING, AND ECLIPSES

UKUKALEL ’AMABELE (PRAYING FOR THE CORN)

OLD WIVES’ TALES

KING MPANDE’S SNAKE CHARMER.

HOW DEATH CAME INTO THE WORLD

THE ZULU’S CHOICEST BIT OF MEAT

A FRIENDLY WAY OF OBTAINING FOOD

PEACEMAKING OVER A PINCH OF SNUFF

RULES OF A ZULU HUNT

UBUQILI BUKA BONGOZA BONGOZA’S SMARTNESS

LABYRINTHS AND WAR GAME