After this period, a cleansing ceremony is performed to free the widow from the period of mourning. Xhosa Women’s Traditions. Married Xhosa women wear isikhakha during celebratory occasions.

The Xhosa are proud people who believe in the importance of laws, education, and courtesy. ... the women of the family gather round the widow and bring her new clothes.

In South Africa, mention of the Xhosa language often brings up one of its most famous speakers. “One of the most influential leaders of our time was a Xhosa man, Nelson Mandela," Zolani noted.

South Africa's powerful Xhosa and Zulu nations sealed an important union as Nelson Mandela's great-grandnephew and King Goodwill Zwelithini's daughter wed.

After this period, a cleansing ceremony is performed to free the widow from the period of mourning. Xhosa Women’s Traditions. Married Xhosa women wear isikhakha during celebratory occasions.

Nelson Mandela will be given the traditional burial of a Xhosa chief in his home village of Qunu on Sunday, as Xhosa cultural expert Somadoda Fikeni reports.

Social media has been abuzz with speculation that popular radio personality and businesswoman Anele Mdoda may have recently tied the knot in a traditional Xhosa wedding ceremony. The rumours gained ...

The final production in the Olney Theatre Center’s Potomac Theatre Festival, Translations of Xhosa, opens tonight. Produced in association with the Boston University School of Theatre Arts, this ...

Nelson Mandela will be given the traditional burial of a Xhosa chief in his home village of Qunu on Sunday, as Xhosa cultural expert Somadoda Fikeni reports.