Learning about different cultures is very interesting for many. In this period we are in, we can do long researches and read the relevant sources for every place we want to visit and see. Today, how would you like to explore South Africa in the light of Serdar Nazım Kölürbaşı’s book South Africa: The Rainbow of the Continent?
Come on, South Africa: Let’s take a look at the notes on South Africa in Rainbow of the Continent…
Food culture
Country cuisine The influence of the long colonial period, which he spent under different cultures, is great. Regions have their own unique dishes and habits. You may not find the food you eat in one region in other regions. It would be a real procedure to divide the country into coastal section, rural area and big cities in terms of food habits. While seafood is preferred in the coastal section for breakfast, cereals, corn and oat soup are consumed in rural areas, meat-potatoes, beans and coffee are widely consumed in big cities. Soup, which is common in the country, appears at every meal. Although soups laden with fish and sea artifacts are consumed on the coast, there are various kinds of soups in the country, from butter banana to peanut chicken and pumpkin.
The influence of dance
Classical dances in the country; It transfers feelings, habits and stories from generation to generation and almost constitutes the cultural memory of tribes and communities. Figures can appear in every area of life at every opportunity. While strong men danced in the field with spears and shields to intimidate their enemies, young Zulu and Ndebele men adopted dance as a way to keep their bodies vigorous and ready for battle. While women danced in the fields and grazing to impress the men, large groups used the dance to protest the whites during the cruel apartheid regime period.
Unique view
In Cape Town’s Waterfront area, with the salty wind chilling your back from the cold waters of the ocean, when you look straight at the land, you are left with a wonderful view. When you look carefully, the city’s mountains running parallel to the coast quickly make sure that they deserve the names given to them and that they are very different from the ordinary mountain range. Table Mountain, which is the main element of the view in front of you, takes its name from its table-like form. Selected as one of the seven natural wonders of the world in 2011, Table Mountain continues straight for about 3 kilometers at 1085 meters above sea level. This terrace is the last part of the Cape Mountains range. Its geological formation is a large sandstone mass formed on a shallow seabed, presumed 500 million years ago. It is dated much older than the Andes Mountains, Alps and Himalayas in formation.
For more information, you can review the book South Africa: The Rainbow of the Continent by the traveler Serdar Nazım Kölürbaşı.
