Rixaka Funerals

General information

In the old primitive days, life was all about sharing. The clan (maxaka) was the pillar of the tribe (rixaka). Wealth was not defined in monetary terms, but in the collective support of the entire clan (maxaka) and the tribe (rixaka).

The clan (maxaka) and the tribe (rixaka) collectively supported one another through thick and thin. Among other things, they would till their land (tsima), share their food and bury their dead together.

The values of the extended family also meant that there was no childless family, no orphans, no street children, no old age homes and; above all, no poverty. A child saw every elderly person as its father; mother, brother, sister, uncle or aunt and vice versa.