The Zulu Tribe
By Hank, Sam, and Lizzie
Are Zulus Real?
 The Zulus still exist today.
 We do not know the exact date they came to Africa.
 The Zulus have been in Africa since around the 1620s
and the sixteenth century.
Home
 Zulus live in huts that are shaped like beehives.
 They live in South Africa.
 The huts are made from young trees and strong
grass ropes.
Diet
• Tinyama eyosiwe is a burnt meat they ate.
• They also had beef stew called inyama
yenkomo.
• They drank amasi which was a sour milk. They
believed it made you stronger. They also
drank a type of beer.
Modern Day Zulu
• Still the Zulus live in Africa but not in small huts
they now live in larger huts.
• They are free to choose almost everything they
do.
• But they still can follow their ancestor’s cultures.
• The Zulus are not a wealthy tribe.
Religions And Celebrations
•
Some festivals are the Hogbetsotso Festival, the Homowo Festival,
the Panafest festival , and the Aboakyir festival.
•
Many of them
include music dancing and food.
•
The Zulu respect and fear the dead. Their spirits are said to wander
after death.
•
Zulus also believe in sacrifices of animals.
•
The Zulus also believe in a God-type figure called Unkulunkulu. He
‘sprung from the bushes and created all animals, water, mountains,
people, the sun and the moon.
Customs
• One of their customs were making beads.
• Another one of their customs were making
wood sculptures.
• They also made pictures.
Photo Gallery
Bibliography
• http://library.thinkquest.org/27209/History.ht
m
• http://www.africaguide.com/culture/tribes/zu
lu.htm
• www.clker.com/embed-18147-1018147large.html ( This is were we found the flags.)