South Africa
isiXhosa

Utsiki

In Xhosa culture, Utsiki is the ritual where the bride to be (umakoti) has to eat a goat meat and drinks the sour milk of that particular family in which she is married to. It's basically the ceremony to welcome her to the family.
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Xhosa girls: sbwl utsiki.

MXhosa • 17 June 2021
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