Culture, Then & Now!

A new refreshing week to you all! I hope we are all at our creative best, last week was a dry spell for me. Anyway, it's culture and fashion week, let's get started. There's so much to talk about, from the ideas, customs, music, cuisines, arts, languages, social behaviour, you name it all!

Culture is a verb. It's how we make sense of the world. We acquire knowledge then build and create further knowledge.

Zimbabwe is home to several tribes, ethnic and social groups. But will be talking about what it is now rather than what it was. No matter what culture a people is part of, one thing for certain, it will change in cultural practices, social shifts in lifestyles, value systems, beliefs, or practices. 

Culture is riddled with conflicts and the changing of time has drastically changed how people do things. The way that our fathers did things in the past like hunting & gathering or being viewed as a demi-god is changing. Culture is no longer fixed, it is fluid and constantly in motion.

Culture is now a narrative we are immersed in every day. Our collective experiences. We no longer passively consume it. We create it, challenging existing norms and proactively building the world we want to live in. This extends, to our religious culture, workplace culture, practices and value systems. 

That's why it is difficult to define culture in one way because we are all taking action to change it intentionally in positive ways (Hopefully).

We are going to explore the new ways we are now seeing and experiencing the world. Topics to look out for this week include: Corona and the Church, Lobola and Marriage equality, Burial and memorial processions, Parenting, Thrifting e.t.c.