ABSTRACT
It was customary, when there was sufficient arable land, for a young man, after his marriage, to settle down close to his father's kraal. The head of a kraal is all-important and is treated with deference and respect by all the younger members of the family. The women are far more industrious than the men, who do a minimum amount of work and spend a great deal of the day in sleep or complete idleness. Women have a more regular routine and their day is generally arduous. Preparation of the grain for the daily meals is a long and strenuous process. The rigidity of etiquette within the family is often rebelled against, but in the presence of strangers it is strictly adhered to. The BaVenda are very polite. They have a rigid code of etiquette, their method of greeting being different from that of other tribes in the Transvaal.
