DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA-Finding your mate in a traditional Zulu community doesn’t involve matching mathematical algorithms on a dating website. The sangoma — a traditional Zulu healer — is chanting and dancing to the hypnotic beat of drums, with rattles tied around her ankles, to work herself into a trance state. This is a re-enactment at PheZulu Safari Park, for the benefit of tourists, but it’s a practice that continues today. The “Zulu experience” may seem like a compromise to an authentic experience, said King. It’s also a chance to get a glimpse into Zulu culture, past and present, that goes beyond picking up a few handicraft souvenirs and brings their heritage to life.

Source: thestar September 28, 2017 15:00 UTC