tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post8062188675030422317..comments2024-03-09T11:08:34.910+02:00Comments on other things amanzi: 300Bongihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-74881221952563991082007-04-26T16:50:00.000+02:002007-04-26T16:50:00.000+02:00red, your gule wankhulu is so similar to zulu i kn...red, your gule wankhulu is so similar to zulu i know what you mean. i also assume you're using nguni, a language spoken by a small group of people who migrated to malawi in about 1820 or thereabouts while fleeing the mfekane wars in south africa. little known fact.<BR/><BR/>actually i'm not opposed to the circumcision rituals as done in the old days. one of my best friends (a doctor) is a xhosa from the eastern cape. he had a bush circumcision when he moved from boy to man and has no regrets. unfortunately much of the old ways are being lost and fly by night initiation schools are now run by people who have no idea and mix bush surgery with copious amounts of alcohol. anyway, the old and the new still need to find each other. in the era of umguli wankhulu there are other considerations too.Bongihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-89101249989262242082007-04-23T19:05:00.000+02:002007-04-23T19:05:00.000+02:00Glad we're finally hearing from you again. I was g...Glad we're finally hearing from you again. I was getting worried. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-44974054594167441292007-04-23T01:04:00.000+02:002007-04-23T01:04:00.000+02:00In Malawi, it was odd when the Presbyterian church...In Malawi, it was odd when the Presbyterian church started trying to get in on the initiation/circumcision business. Their take on it was something like, if the boys are going to do it anyhow, we should try to make sure they use clean razors etc.<BR/><BR/>The Gule Wankhulu probably didn't figure in the Presbyterian picture though....Red Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509589058152859053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37286253.post-56427511052165250672007-04-19T22:26:00.000+02:002007-04-19T22:26:00.000+02:00I guess anyone willing to undergo circumcision as ...I guess anyone willing to undergo circumcision as a near-adult must be considered a man, even if the thing ends up coming off.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.com