Lebollo is a cultural and traditional practice that transitions boys in the Basotho society to manhood. It is a rite of passage where bashanyana or bashemane (transl. "uncircumcised boys") pass puberty and enter adulthood to become monna (transl. "men") by circumcision.

Lebollo la basadi also known as female initiation among the Basotho is a rite of passage ritual which marks the transition of girls into womanhood. This activity is still practiced in the Free State, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal provinces of South Africa. In Sesotho, lebollo means initiation.

Apr 28, 2021 · Lebollo as a Holistic Developmental Model for Human and Organizational Flourishing According to Matšela prior to the nineteenth century and even early twentieth century, lebollo (initiation rites) were a prerequisite rite of passage from adolescence to adulthood among the Basotho. Until the nineteenth century and to some extent in some regions

Apr 23, 2013 · Initiation (lebollo) has from time immemorial played a significant role for both men and women in the Sesotho cultural setting. It was even the very foundation on which Moshoeshoe formed the culture of the Basotho.

Lebollo is a cultural and traditional practice that transitions boys in the Basotho society to manhood. It is a rite of passage where bashanyana or bashemane pass puberty and enter adulthood to become monna by circumcision.

Apr 1, 2021 · It is estimated that on 18 March 1804, Morena Moshoeshoe and his fellow initiates (thaka tsa mophato) began their process of lebollo (Basotho initiation). There, he would be given a name ‘Letlama’, and his thaka tsa mophato ‘Matlama’.

This paper posits that indigenous knowledge systems, especially that of the Basotho, termed lebollo, have the essential ingredients for human and organizational flourishing.

Initiation or Lebollo la banna is a cultural and traditional practice that the Basotho society follows to construct the manhood identity. It is a rite of passage in the sense that boys or ‘bashemane’ pass the puberty stage and enter the adulthood stage to become men or ‘monna’.

The history of Lebollo is outlined in this paper tracing its origins in the society of Basotho and exploring on the significance of impact on the social structure of Basotho people.

Dec 16, 2018 · Lebollo la banna or male initiation is a cultural and traditional practice that the Basotho society follows to construct the manhood identity. It is a rite of passage in the sense that boys or ‘bashemane’ pass the puberty stage and enter …