People from the north physically connect with the ancient cycles of the
seasons and the meaning of each passing Moon and Earth cycles, even the
equinoxes hold meaning. Here in the South as a northern human it's easy
to get in touch with Earth energy, feel the passing of the seasons and
the power that each one brings. We do not know the words and rituals and
the season work round in the opposite way. Christmas is in June and and
Summer Solstice is in December and it's obvious that the intentions of
those European festivals are out of sync with the seasons. What we are
trying to find is the flip side. Are there the same rituals here as
there are in Europe, playing out differently or are they totally
different festivals with very different means that relate to Southern
African landscape, mythologies. Are there any openly celebrated
Southern African festivals? It's sad to think that in less than a couple
of hundred years ancient cultures and traditions can be all but
obliterated. Even now ancient African wisdom is discarded as irrelevant.
Sangomas are often considered to be charlatans, taking advantage of
poorly educated communities.
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