A TikTok showed a Chinese groom gifting his Zulu bride a blanket covered in dollar notes, and viewers praised the cultural symbolism and diverse wedding celebration.

NORTHWEST OF HOWICK, South Africa — — She was named Democracy in Zulu, at a time when her country had none. A few years later, the constitution born of the historic South African election that ended ...

The traditional Zulu wedding is called umabo. When a Zulu girl informs her father that she’s ready to get married, her father arranges a ceremony to inform the public about her availability. Once the ...

NONGOMA, South Africa — It was a day of glory revisited. The battlefields of past Zulu wars stretched far into the distance between the bronze-colored hills of Zululand, interrupted by an occasional ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Zulu women must always walk behind men to show their respect, must serve the men food and drink first, preferably on their knees, and ...

The bride was dressed in cowhide, and the groom looked splendid in a skirt made of lion tails. Most of the 3,000 or so guests were similarly attired, except for the maidens who weren’t required to ...