fihl'intloko-hide your head

This is a documentation of me as a modern young black Xhosa woman, covering my head with a head scarf (known as iqhiya in Xhosa), wearing a long skirt and not looking at elders in the eye for 10 days. This is usually done by South African black women (Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Tswana, and many other South African cultural groups) when they get married, but they do this for the rest of their married life. It is known as ukuhlonipha in Xhosa (which means giving respect).

Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Day 10 - Imini yesishumi

Today is the last day and I must say, I'm extremely relieved and proud of myself. That I actually stuck it out till the very end. Today I actually forgot that it's actually the last day of the intervention so I'm not as exited as I thought I would be. As I walked to school today, I stopped and looked at all the women who are'nt doing this to be uncomfortable for 10 days, they do for a living. It is who they are. I respect them so much for that! It's been real

fihl'intloko-hide your head

Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Day 10 - Imini yesishumi

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