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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa | |
| Languages | |
| IsiXhosa, IsiZulu | |
| Religion | |
| uThixo | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mpondo, Hlubi Mpondomise, Zulu, Swati, |
The Xesibe People are a Nguni-speaking people that are found in the North-Eastern Parts of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa and the Southern Parts of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [1]
[[ AMA-Xesibe practice many traditional ceremonies including initiation school (ubukhwetha) is a sacred, ancient rite of passage for young men, focusing on transitioning from childhood to manhood through circumcision, strict discipline, and traditional education. It involves seclusion in the mountains, where elders teach cultural values, responsibilities, and, in modern contexts, focus on singing, stick fighting and adult responsibilities in the community and at home Spirit possession appears among them, and the majority of possessed are married women. The condition of spirit possession among them is called intwaso . Those who develop the condition of intwaso are regarded as having a special calling to divine the future. They are first treated with sympathy, and then with respect as they develop their abilities to foretell the future. [2]
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