Major ethnic groups in Zimbabwe and their peculiarities

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hello welcome to bio grades TV if you're new here please subscribe and turn on the notification so you don't miss our next video major ethnic groups in Zimbabwe and their peculiarities Zimbabwe is a country in the southern part of the African continent although it is almost ethnically homogeneous with one ethnic group accounting for about eighty percent of the population the country holds the world record of having the highest number of official languages with sixteen official languages now let's meet the major ethnic groups in the country Shona the Shona people are the most prominent ethnic group in Zimbabwe where 80% of the population identifies as such Shona people speak the shona language which has many dialects like zis uru Corre Corre endowed mieka and Karanga they are traditionally agricultural their main crops include sorghum maize yam beans banana and ground nuts they also keep cattle and goats which serve as food reserve in times of drought cattle is also a symbol of wealth and is often used to pay bright price sorghum and maize are combined to prepare a thickened porridge called Zaza which is a popular cuisine they also brewed their local beer called Wawa in rural areas the village consists of clusters of thatched mod houses each compound easily has four horns one for the kitchen one as a master bedroom one has a hot for the boys of the family and another for the girls usually there is also a small hut which is used to store grains the Shona people are great stone sculptors in the 1950s Shona sculpture gained global recognition and were brought and displayed in many museums all over the world there were sculptures of animals birds humans and after table jects Seana art have become something of national pride in Zimbabwe these people also engage in pottery music plays a key role in the Shona society the most important musical instruments are the drum in Goma and the birra the drums vary in size and shape depending on the jar of music they are accompanied the Umbra is the most famous Zimbabweans Musa Cole instrument so important is these instruments that it has been incorporated into the educational sector of the country where it is taught from the primary school level all the way to the university the main focus of the Shona religious practice is to achieve balance between mankind and the environment an important part of their religious practice is a rain ceremony during the ceremony the people call on their ancestors known as mazzimo to intercede to the high god wari for rain and protection from illness as well as fertility in their families however they must follow a moral code if the ancestral spirits are to communicate with warrior this code forbids murder incest consuming the meat of their totem animal and the killing of some particular species of snake this rain ceremony holds annually for crops are planted and takes place at a tree shrine the late president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe and former Prime Minister Morgan Shankar I were both from Shona tribe in the bill a ethnic grew under Billa people mostly occupied the Matabele inland where Victoria Falls is located in Zimbabwe they account for about fourteen percent of the country's population making them a distant second in terms of ethnic groups eyes they speak thus in the belly language which belongs to the Inga new group of Bantu languages the underbelly was divided into three groups namely the Sun see Allah and holy the Sun see where the upper class of the individual society the aristocrats and political elites the enla came next these were people who were conquered and assimilated into the in the bill a state the wholly occupied the lowest position but it was the largest class in the kingdom there were two types of horny the first group was comprised of chiefdoms that voluntarily migrated into in the village settlement the other group were made up of captives and young men that were supplied by the subject Chiefs for the in the belly army by 1893 there were three times as many holy as worth the Sun C and n la combined before the colonial era the in develop a cattle centered society goods were also kept the most important crops grown even today include maize sorghum and pumpkins pumpkins and other vegetables are usually grown around the house in the belly people engage in various crafts making like mat weaving sieves wood carving for spoons and necklaces they also engage in the manufacture of brass anklets and neck rings beadwork is a major part of all in the belly rituals and ceremonies like childbirth marriage and burial a bride may spend up to two or three years walking on a piece of bead work which she intends to present to her future in-law family the more intricate the piece the more she will be favored by her husband's family and respected by the community in the same vein a woman may spend an extended period of time on intricate beadwork to beautify funeral garments the Linda Billa people have a strong belief in the afterlife so a great deal of attention is given to the manufacture of burial garments the culture was centered on certain religious rituals the king served as the high priest of the nation and it was his responsibility to communicate with the supernatural on problems such as droughts and epidemics the underbelly believed in the Creator known as uncle uncle ooh who is thought of as the first human being in Gulu Gulu and his wife villain Ghani are said to have emerged out of a martial place where the found cattle and grain already awaiting them in abundance together they bore children to whom they passed on their culture and tradition when the grew old they returned to the ground where they became snakes the underbelly of Zimbabwe unlike their counterparts in South Africa do not practice circumcision initiation rites for boys and girls instead an unknown national religious festival called in Zwolle meaning first fruit festival is held love more magic vana arguably the most prominent in the bill a musician and pizza and lovoo a former professional footballer who currently serves as the team manager of south africa club Mamelodi Sundowns FC are notable in the Belize from Zimbabwe other ethnic groups in Zimbabwe include van de Colunga nambia and Shangaan Zimbabwe also has the small population of whites most of which are descendants of British colonists which have we means out of these ethnic groups let us know in the comments section will it be ridiculous subscribe to our Channel if know please like this video share and subscribe to our Channel

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