African Wisdom

Hospitality to Strangers

African hospitality extends welcome to strangers without expectation of return. The stranger may be an ancestor, a deity, or simply a fellow human deserving care.

African hospitality extends welcome to strangers without expectation of return. The stranger may be an ancestor, a deity, or simply a fellow human deserving care.

A visitor is a king. Treat the stranger as you would treat the divine.

Pan-African Proverb

African Hospitality Tradition