Southern African Traditions
- 52% of the population of the countries in Southern Africa have their own indigenous beliefs.
- 6% of the total population practices the Badimo religion, among the many other unique religions in Southern Africa.
- A common tradition practiced in Southern Africa is the Kwanzaa
- Week long tradition developed by Dr. Maulana Karenga in Los Angeles during the black power movement of the 1960s
- Dr. Karenga was motivated by the desire to recover a lost sense of black identity through a unique African American holiday tradition that would be rooted in African American principles.
- Family unit constructed within the extended family
- Most aspects of family life are shared between immediate and extended family
- Ex. You get in trouble with parents, you have to deal with aunts and uncles too
- They believe this is essential because individuals are able to develop long lasting bonds with everyone in their family
- Overall role of family represents a good model for society, so if they were to imitate it the result would be betterment to the overall world