Oily skin can be difficult to deal with but with the right products and techniques it can be managed. Umbanda is another highly syncretic religion with spiritist elements that began in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1920s and spread to urban areas throughout the country. With some thirty million followers today, Umbanda has been called the one true national religion of Brazil because it embraces elements of all three of the nation’s cultural traditions: African, European, and Indian. The easiest difference to tell between men’s jewelry and women’s jewelry is their look; women’s jewelry is feminine, vulnerable looking, cheerful, all characteristics that reflect how women basically should be. While men’s jewelry has stronger look. “Since the unfortunate date – 1652- to the presentI usually start in 1490 — we have been experiencing a process of acculturation. It is perhaps presumptuous to all it “acculturation” because this term implies a … Read the rest

Born is a leading manufacturer of comfortable and stylish footwear for men, women and kids. This was Dumile Feni’s work titled ‘Going’ done by charcoal on paper. This work by Feni remains the most prestigious item that this small gallery and its curators are proud off. It is a piece of South African history. PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR ESSENTIALS MAKEUP BRUSH SETS WILL BE BACK IN STOCK TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT WEEK IN PLENTY OF TIME FOR CHRISTMAS. Occasional wear is another factor that dictates the number of shoes a lady must have. Unlike men, women tend to have a specific shoe for a certain occasion. There is the girls’ night out shoe, the bedroom boot, the winter pairs, the office pairs and many other. This, however, has been explained as a way through which a woman is able to feel confident and bold. (29) The political context of … Read the rest

If you have tried various products for skin care and can not find the ones that work for you, then you might need to buy some sensitive skin care items that will nourish and protect your skin. While these two cultures shared many things with each other, the more important thing is how they spread these things around the world. We still observe and study the teachings of Plato, Aristotle and Socrates just as Christianity is still a very dominant religion. The positive empowering notion of a republic society in which everyone had a voice sis not die with Rome, we are still trying to perfect it today in the U.S. Even down to the smaller things like the tradition of a father run household, though it is no longer required, the average person still sees it as the traditional family. Roads and plumbing are all ideas kept alive and … Read the rest

It may not seem as if there are a lot of mens fashion accessories out there, but in fact men make use of more accessories than they realize. Through the use of the Gattlin gun and other modern murderous weapons of the day, Africans were decimated, and wiped out and the enslavement of the Khoi and the San, were implemented and initiated; the Eastern Cape Frontier wars between the Xhosa, the Boers and the English, up to the Zulu wars, Blood River being one and numerous others, were the favorite forms of genocide perpetuated against the Africans of South Africa; up to the depression and conquering of the Bapedi, the Batswana along the boarders of Botswana, and those living in South Africa, to the point where Swaziland and Lesotho became British Protectorates and vassals(in a colonial sense). But African literature is an autonomous entity separate and apart from all other … Read the rest

When it comes to having beautiful skin, it does not have to cost you a fortune in order to purchase all of those chemicals to treat it. There are many different beauty products that you can purchase for your skin, but those skin products are not all natural. Alternatively, if your face cannot stand water and soap, try a mild cleanser making sure it is free from harmful properties. When you wash your body do so as gently as you clean your face. Avoid using harsh soaps or anything that has acidic ingredients. Jewelry isn’t limited to women anymore; nowadays we can see men wearing jewelry as often as we see women. Aside from complimenting wardrobe, most men wear jewelry as symbol of the wealth, position, personality and community. Most retailers now have separated the jewelry departments for men and women. One of the most important tips that are essential … Read the rest

The older we get the more we’re concerned about our appearance. With the ANC, unlike Apartheid, they have managed to rule now for half the time Apartheid ruled, and they have really bungled this opportunity. When it comes to matters of culture, ANC has been more dangerous, because they changed names of places and national events that were as a result of the sacrifice of many unknown Africans, they flaunt culture when it is politically expedient to do so. They opportunistically fill their ranks in government and their parastatals with ignoramuses badly or unqualified for many high and sensitive positions. Even today as of the writing of this Hub, there is still a semblance of sharing and dealing with each other as human beings first and sharing whatever we can scrap-up with our family, society and strangers! The term, “Ubuntu” is now hawked, peddled and drained, emptied of its content, … Read the rest

Fashion is a new trend that is commonly used in different areas, but mostly it talks about the latest clothing and accessories trends. Bailey, Robert C., Serge Bahuchet, and Barry S. Hewlett. “Development in the Central African Rainforest: Concern for Forest Peoples.” In K. Cleaver, et al., eds. Conservation of West and Central African Rainforests, 1992. It is so distressing to know that so many companies for the sake of financial gain manufacture products that contain ingredients which can damage your skin. Annoyingly, people go out and buy them. Even some of the so-called natural products contain oil, mineral oil, which is harmful to your skin. These products will never correct the root cause of your skin problem, which is to remove age spots. This is fact. Afro-Brazilians, the descendants of millions of slaves brought primarily from West Africa to Brazil over a three-hundred-year period, are the second major component … Read the rest

Fashion dictates what clothing and accessories that a lot of women buy and wear. Kawaii is another Japanese street fashion that has been accepted all over the world by teenagers. The term which means ‘cute’ is translated to this style in the form of extremely feminine clothes like short skirts and t-shirts with cute cartoon characters emblazoned on them. Understanding how history shaped our present and influences as it affects and effect and infects us in formulating the future is important. Understanding how things got to be the way they are is of prime importance in deconstructing the imposed amnesia regarding African history, culture, customs, traditions, languages and practices. The way the new elite is not paying attention to this fact in South Africa, merely hows us a people who are under “orders” to allow the imposition of cultural imperialism on the languages, customs, traditions and cultures of the Africans … Read the rest