Umhlonyane is a traditional ceremony done by the Zulu people for girls when the girl reaches the womanhood stage. The head of the family it might be an uncle, father of the family slaughter a goat for this ceremony.

A week before the ceremony, the girl is kept in a separate room away from other people, where she will stay inside and comes out on the day of the ceremony. By the time she is in that room the elder women visit the girl to give advice and guidance on how to behave as a teenager .

Before the day of a ceremony, the girl's friends (same age) come to stay with her until the next day. All the girls apply ‘white soil’ all over their bodies. In the morning they go to the river to wash their bodies. On their way back to the homestead they sing traditional songs that are relevant with the ceremony.

 

Educating rural areas about eating disorders

when my lecture in behavoural studies discussed with us eating disorders it came to my attention that peolple from rural areas that are not educated they are less informed about such diseases. As i was raised in rural areas i think that this kind of information have to be shared with the population in the rural areas. Eating disoder are the most common element sorrounding all eating disoders is the inherent pressure of low esteem.There are 2 types of disorders that are commonly kown Anorexia and Bulmia. Rural population think that when you fat you are well nourished this was an intresting topic from last years module.

This year my most intresting subject is food and nutrition it intrests me beacuse it teaching us about that we wre not aware of such health guidelines as well as our food intake parttens that has never cross my mind until i have attended this module