African Education with Nape Phasha

25/05/2022

20/02/2021

African peoples have wonderful tales to tell about the beginning of time. Traditionally the elders of the village gather the children and tell them about times when the world was young, when animals could talk, when heroes walked among humankind, when their God made the Earth and everything in it. In the hands of the skilled storyteller the characters come alive, and the children will never forget them. The stories are entertaining, but entertainment is not their primary goal. As they listen, the children are absorbing the myths and the culture of their community.

09/08/2020

Why sick ppl get better before they die.

Unexpected return of mental clarity and memory, or suddenly regaining of consciousness that occurs shortly before death in patients suffering from sever illness.

According to Africans death is a negotiation process, hence in my language they say “o bakwa le badimo” I once highlighted that death is process that takes up to six months. So because we housed many spirits within us, we fear death for simply few reasons. It disrupts the rhythm of human activity or life. It deprives the community members. It involves too many rituals.

So a person will have to find a way to tell those few who can catch his dimension or state of consciousness that he is leaving. That is why wen a person is critically sick it’s more important to take him home. They mostly talk to their loved ones n very rare is their spouse. Have a Sangoma that will constantly check how far the negotiations is for him to alert you if he will make it or not.

No one ever died without saying. They told you or they wanted to say but we never listen.

Happy women’s day.

African education with Nape Phasha

15/06/2020

In the western world they only have Auntie,In Africa We have Rakgadi, Mmane and Mamogolo. N they only have uncle. And we have Malome, Rangwane and Ramogolo. They all play a significant roles in our lives. They all have dedicated roles to play.
They are not the same, don't translate them n their roles to fit the western world for better understanding. Last but not least we don't have stepfather nor Stepmothe in African. Ase

African education with Nape Phasha

13/06/2020

You get thz sign on every paramedics and hospitals across the world.

Probably you grew up thinking a snake is an evil creature. Kundalini, the snake within us all. The healing power of human race.

Snake is one of the most powerful creature in the history of planet earth. One of the few that understand their bodies more than anything. A creature that decide to die, that knows wen it’s enough. The only creature that has the healing power. Thz is the reason u find two snakes wrapped around a stick on paramedics and hospitals. Kundalini.

African education with Nape Phasha

10/06/2020

Dear whites, Handshake isn't a sign of respect neither is greeating. Handshake started in US or Greece and it's purpose was to shake your hand searching if u have weapons on u. So giving u handshake 🤝 actually means I have no bad intentions about you. In Africa we don't do handshakes we greet vocally or via gestures.

African education with Nape Phasha

01/06/2020

Duku- Doek headwrap. They are worn by African women across the The world. Head scuff pivotal is traced back to sub-Saharan and if she is wearing doek with the end facing to the right means she is married. And to the left means she is single. The one standing upright was for royalty. Doek has phenomenal reputation in Africa as it identified or represented various tradition and cultural practices until the Europeans invaded our continent and captured us.

African education with Nape Phasha

28/05/2020

Offering is the purest act of gratitude to the ancestors and deities. It is usually motivated out of desire to demonstrate humility and respect to the ancestors for the maintenance and wellbeing of community. One may see daily offerings of food or drink in the form of a libation given to express the understanding that the ancestors are also present and must be acknowledged. However, the ancestors or the deities require sacrifice as a response act. Offerings are among the most prominent acts of worship shown on the walls of the ancient African temples in Egypt. As early as the Old Kingdom, there are examples of Africans bringing gifts to Ptah and Atum. Sacrifice is usually related to the letting of blood. In such instances, animals are killed, prepared in a special way, and offered as a sacrifice to God or the ancestors. Yoruba Odu Ifa says that when there is imbalance in the spiritual universe, God requires only one thing.....sacrifice. Therefore, prayers, colloquial solicitations, praise songs, invocations, and incantations may be correct and useful, but in the end, to make the cosmic and communal order correct and in harmony, it is necessary for sacrifice.

African education with Nape Phasha

26/05/2020

Birds are held in high regard in African religion because of their ability to cross the barriers among humans, spirits, space, and time. As with many African religious systems, this belief is based on observable phenomena. Birds thrive on land, in water, and in the sky. The chicken, or bird, may be the most sacrificed animal in African religious practices. Practically speaking, this is due to chickens being domesticated, abundant, and easy to acquire. They played part in mythical creation. chickens are present at creation or accompany the first humans. These illustrate how chickens have the ability to mediate between humans and the Divine, hence their frequent use in sacrifice.
The Mende ppl of Sierra Leone endow birds with the gift of prophecy because, from their high vantage points, birds are able to witness events unfolding from a broader view than the ground bound human. Being able to interpret the language of birds allows the foretelling of future events. This ability is generally held by senior initiated Mende women. Birds also carry messages from the ancestors. A person traveling and hearing the persistent voice of a single bird could be hearing a message from a spirit being relayed by the bird. Thz includes chickens 🐓 that keeps the precise time in human history.

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25/05/2020

Religion-a group of ppl with same spiritual belief.

Bapedi is a religion. Batswana, Basotho, Tsonga, Ama xhosa and so forth. You can’t be a Xhosa guy n be a Christian or Hindu. The word religion is foreign to Africa and u can not be Mopedi n not practice their culture nor tradition.

Religion does not appear as a separate word in Africa. In fact, there are no words in African languages that refer to religion as a specific activity. To a large extent, this is a borrowed concept in African culture coming from the influences of Europeans and Arabs with the religions of Christianity and Islam. In Africa, what one calls religion is simply the way that a particular people live their lives. For example, the origin of what one calls Yoruba religion is the people themselves. The religion and the people are coexistent. One cannot be Yoruba without also practicing the naming patterns and certain rituals of identity, music, dance, and festivals of the Yoruba people. Thus, there are no separate identities of the Yoruba people. Vumani vho.

African education with Nape Phasha