Zimbabwe: history and symbols
Zimbabwe is named after Great Zimbabwe , that means the XII – XV stone-built capital of the Rozwi Shona dynasty. The name derives from dzimba dza mabwe ("great stone houses") or dzimba waye ("esteemed houses"). The cultural and the religious traditions among the Shona, Ndebele or Tonga, Shangaan and Venda have analogies in regard to marriage practices and the ...