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Some Zulu Customs and Folk-lore

by L. H. Samuelson

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Umtimba (A Zulu Wedding)
  3. 3How Twins Were Treated
  4. 4“Ukugodusa” (Sending Home)
  5. 5Another Instance in Which the “Ukugodusa” Custom Was Carried Out
  6. 6Departed Spirits
  7. 7Ukuhlabis’ Amadhlozi (Sacrificing to Spirits)
  8. 8Customs and Usages at the Death of a Zulu Chief or Head of a Kraal
  9. 9Inkata
  10. 10The Zulu Annual Feast
  11. 11Ukuqwanjiswa Kwempi (the Doctoring of an Army)
  12. 12Ingoboco (Finding Out Wizards)
  13. 13Icimamlilo (Fire Extinguisher)
  14. 14Rain Doctors
  15. 15The Rainbow, Lightning, and Eclipses
  16. 16Ukukalel ’Amabele (Praying for the Corn)
  17. 17Old Wives’ Tales
  18. 18King Mpande’s Snake Charmer
  19. 19How Death Came Into the World
  20. 20The Zulu’s Choicest Bit of Meat
  21. 21A Friendly Way of Obtaining Food
  22. 22Peacemaking Over a Pinch of Snuff
  23. 23Rules of a Zulu Hunt
  24. 24Ubuqili Buka Bongoza Bongoza’s Smartness
  25. 25Labyrinths and War Game

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