Cultures on the Brink: What's Causing Them to Disappear?

🔔: Support our Work on Patreon ►   / magrizamademecook   ► Subscribe to MMMC:    / @magrizamademecook   ► Let's Chat (Mobile): +263772617768 ► ► This Video: Culture is defined as the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people. Alternatively, culture is a manifestation of a people’s worldview that is encompassed in their language, marriage, music, their food, or how they wear their clothes. Culture thus links us to our identity which is a critical piece of one’s worldview that develops as we take in, interpret, and adopt (sometimes reject) the beliefs, behaviours, values, and norms of the communities in our life. Based on this premise, it is very unfortunate that within the context of Africa or the Bantu people, some cultures are slowly disappearing from the face of this earth. Some might also argue that cultures are merely evolving and not vanishing. What we've realised, however, is that culture is alive so long as some people are practicing it, and the moment the last person practicing it dies so does the culture. Many factors thus affect cultures to vanish and this is shown within cultural diversity, indigenous languages, food, regalia, spirituality, and the ever-changing demographics. To counter these threats, we need to bring about the many things hidden in our villages - things that whisper of Africa’s not-yet-forgotten past. We need to bring these ‘things’ past the sound of just a whisper, to the point of an effectively audible Bantu voice that announces a recognisable, accepted, and respected African cultural identity. ______________________________________ WATCH OUR MOST POPULAR VIDEOS: ► ► AmaXhosa AseZimbabwe: A Unique Cultural Experience    • AmaXhosa AseZimbabwe: A Unique Cultural Ex...   ► ► Getting Cultured in Nkayi, KoSivalo!    • Getting Cultured in Nkayi, KoSivalo!   ► ► 49 Hours in Makokoba, Bulawayo!    • 49 Hours in Makokoba, Bulawayo!   ► ► Why Is African Food The Least Adopted Cuisine?    • Why is African Food the Least Adopted Cuis...   ______________________________________ Access. the new MMMC Merch and Stories www.magrizamademecook.com ► ► ABOUT MAGRIZA MADE ME COOK The channel seeks to document and serve Africa's diverse food culture, one dish at a time as well as air other cultural and traditional stories that have never been documented. Magriza is slang for uGogo (Grandmother in isiNdebele) and the name of the show is derived from Prince's inspiration for falling in love with cooking; his grandmother. ►► Follow our work on Social Media: Facebook: Magriza Made Me Cook Instagram: magrizamademecook Twitter: @MagrizaMMC Website: www.magrizamademecook.com #vanishingcultures