Umembeso: a zulu tradition that celebrates the union of marriage between two people but most importantly the union of the two families coming together because of those two people. Its an exchanging of gifts where the grooms family shows appreciation to the brides family by giving them gifts not only the immediate family this also includes the aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, even those that have passed on are included, it also signifies respect because these gifts are requested a list is sent a couple months prior to the main event of what everyone would like. In the past, it was mainly blankets, reed mats, doeks ( Haawraps) and clay pots and these days people go all out from branded shoes, apparel to gadgets to even furniture, I think now it has become a platform to floss or it could just be that the times are changing and that's good because for me culture is not a static thing but goes through evolution so that the practices and the activities that are guided by culture ar