Interviewee: “There is a lot of animal folklore in Nigeria. I used to hear this one story all the time when I was little. It goes like this: There was once a great drought in all the land. So the animals gathered to try and make a plan. It was decided that the tortoise, due… Continue Reading »
Main piece There’s a saying that she learned in Africa “ ubuntu”. It means humanity and compassion literally, but basically it’s similar to “it’s good to be together”. There are 2 main tribes Shona and Ndebele (minority) where she’s from. Ubuntu is from this tribal language. Background information (Why does the informant know or like… Continue Reading »
Main piece: There is a little tiny elf-fairy called Tokolosh. It’s evil. its part of African witchcraft. In Zimbabwe, witchcraft is voodoo but it’s also Nigerian so it’s an African thing. Background information (Why does the informant know or like this piece? Where or who did they learn it from? What does it mean to… Continue Reading »
Main piece: Africa Day is the day is meant for people in Africa to celebrate and thank Africa. The holiday takes place in all of Africa. On this day, they eat traditional staple food called sadza that’s made of corn and looks like rice cake. You eat it with your hands and eat it with… Continue Reading »
When I was pressuring my dad to give me folklore, he told me a proverb completely unrelated to our discussion: “Denial (da-nile) ain’t just a river in Egypt” I can’t remember the exact context, but I was being obtuse about something and he was teasing me while also imparting wisdom. The phrase itself utilizes the… Continue Reading »