* A chicken's prayer doesn't affect a hawk.
* The way a donkey expresses gratitude is by giving someone a bunch of kicks.
* An envious person requires no reason to practice envy.
* It's always good to save or invest for the future.
* Hurry; haste has no blessing.
* The water pot presses upon the small circular pad.
* Effort will not counter faith.
* The hen with baby chicks doesn't swallow the worm.
* When elephants fight the grass gets hurt.
* I pointed out to you the stars and all you saw was the tip of my finger.
* It is only a male elephant that can save another one from a pit.
* A deaf ear is followed by death and an ear that listens is followed by blessings.
African Proverbs Translated From Yoruba to English:
* He who throws a stone in the market will hit his relative.
* A person who stammers would eventually say "father".
* One takes care of one's own: when a bachelor roasts yam, he shares it with his sheep.
* When a king's palace burns down, the re-built palace is more beautiful.
* A child lacks wisdom, and some say that what is important is that the child does not die; what kills more surely than lack of wisdom?
* You are given some stew and you add water; you must be wiser than the cook.
* One does not enter into the water and then run from the cold.
* One does not fight to save another person's head only to have a kite carry one's own away.
* One does not use a sword to kill a snail.
* One gets bitten by a snake only once.
* Whoever sees mucus in the nose of the king is the one who cleans it.
African Proverbs Translated From Zulu to English:
* No sun sets without its histories.
* A tree is known by its fruit.
* The groin pains in sympathy with the sore.
* You are sharp on one side like a knife.
* The wrong-headed fool, who refuses counsel, will come to grief.
* The lead cow (the one in front) gets whipped the most.
* Go you will find a stone in the road that you can't get over or pass.
* Hope does not kill; I shall live and get what I want one day.
(Source: quotations.about.com/)
Thursday, 30 December 2010
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Sunday, 7 March 2010
Cameroon: Ndungated Fondom Showcase Culture
Cameroon: Ndungated Fondom Showcase Culture
Fosung David
14 January 2010
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A one week cultural festival that held at the court yard of the Ndungated Fon's palace from 14th- 20th December aimed at giving traditional farewell to their ancestors was marked by cultural, choral and tradition rites as provided by the tradition of the Lebialem people. For one week over 300 traditional dances were performed.
Each Fon among the 17 fondoms that make up Lebialem Division produced one or more traditional dance as a mark of good relationship. It was an occasion for the people of Ndungated Fondom in particular,and lebialem in general to display their rich and varied cultural heritage which Fon Asongna Felix II, says the Fondom's is on UNISCO's world heritage list.
Addressing the huge crowd of over 10.000 people Fon Asongna felix II, of Ndungated village called on his subjects to jealously guard those customs and traditions that can foster spiritual, social and Economic development of the village, and warned against the creation of hybrid cultural associations that can transform the culture of the people into forums for political discussions, power struggle or image-seeking avenues. He said the cultural festivities to thank their ancestral spirit and parents, should also help the youths trace the history of their fore fathers as well as help these youths in cultural up-bringing, cultural revival and promotion.
"Know that the land of the living was not far from the ancestors because we must consult them every time for benedictions" Fon Assongna noted. He thanked the over 20 fons and chiefs who came from Manyu and Northwest and called on the gods of the land to guard them back. For his part, the National president of the Ndungated Cultural and development Association (NDUCUDA) Ndi Nkemasong Lawrence, thanked both external and internal elite of Ndungated Fondom for their moral and financial support in what he described as the "preservation of Ndungated cultural heritage". He called on the entire elite to turn this rich culture and make it a driving force for the development of their village.
Fosung David
14 January 2010
________________________________________
A one week cultural festival that held at the court yard of the Ndungated Fon's palace from 14th- 20th December aimed at giving traditional farewell to their ancestors was marked by cultural, choral and tradition rites as provided by the tradition of the Lebialem people. For one week over 300 traditional dances were performed.
Each Fon among the 17 fondoms that make up Lebialem Division produced one or more traditional dance as a mark of good relationship. It was an occasion for the people of Ndungated Fondom in particular,and lebialem in general to display their rich and varied cultural heritage which Fon Asongna Felix II, says the Fondom's is on UNISCO's world heritage list.
Addressing the huge crowd of over 10.000 people Fon Asongna felix II, of Ndungated village called on his subjects to jealously guard those customs and traditions that can foster spiritual, social and Economic development of the village, and warned against the creation of hybrid cultural associations that can transform the culture of the people into forums for political discussions, power struggle or image-seeking avenues. He said the cultural festivities to thank their ancestral spirit and parents, should also help the youths trace the history of their fore fathers as well as help these youths in cultural up-bringing, cultural revival and promotion.
"Know that the land of the living was not far from the ancestors because we must consult them every time for benedictions" Fon Assongna noted. He thanked the over 20 fons and chiefs who came from Manyu and Northwest and called on the gods of the land to guard them back. For his part, the National president of the Ndungated Cultural and development Association (NDUCUDA) Ndi Nkemasong Lawrence, thanked both external and internal elite of Ndungated Fondom for their moral and financial support in what he described as the "preservation of Ndungated cultural heritage". He called on the entire elite to turn this rich culture and make it a driving force for the development of their village.
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