Exploring Shangara which is a Zimbabwean traditional dance found in Mashonaland, Zimbabwe. It’s both used for celebration and ceremonial purposes depending on the context within which it’s practiced/used.
Q. What is Kurova guva in English?
So an important part of our culture is the ceremony to bring home the spirits of our dead. The ceremony has to take place after a rainy season.
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Q. What happens at the Kurova guva ceremony?
The purpose of kurova guva is to bring back the spirit of the deceased from the grave to his hut to be in the midst of his descendants. At the end of the ceremony when the spirit is back in his home the nhaka ritual takes place. Speares (1928) describes the ceremony but it is not a first-hand account.
Q. What is the purpose of the Dinhe dance?
The Dinhe is a dance of the Korekore ethnic group who reside in MaShonaland Central in Northern Zimbabwe. The Dinhe is a dance to celebrate the harvest, honor ancestors, and ask for their guidance.
Q. What is nyaradzo in Shona culture?
Nyaradzo, which is a memorial service to celebrate the life of the departed, was then ushered in as a way of accommodating African rituals as well integrating Christianity.
Q. What is the origin of jerusalema dance?
When gardaí posted a video of their Jerusalema dance routine, it swept the nation. The song was released in 2019 but the dance element began in Angola in February 2019, where a dance troupe recorded themselves busting some moves to the song while eating their lunch.
Q. What is a mbira quizlet?
The mbira is a African musical instrument consisting of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs.
Q. What is Mhande dance?
Mhande is defined as being a mixture of an indigenous song-dance performed for the mutoro ceremony, the annual rain ritual of the Karanga. The Kurova Guva is settling the spirit of the dead and the motoro ritual means rain making ritual. The Mhande dance is a spiritual expression that personifies Karanga culture.
Q. Why is the Shona culture important?
Shona traditional culture, now fast declining, was noted for its excellent ironwork, good pottery, and expert musicianship. There is belief in a creator-god, Mwari, and a concern to propitiate ancestral and other spirits to ensure good health, rain, and success in enterprise.
