Traditionalists gather in Polokwane for ancestral festival
Traditionalists from various global communities have gathered in Polokwane, South Africa, for an ancestral festival marking the start of a new season. The event features cultural rituals, traditional attire, and international participation.
Why it matters
The festival serves as a platform for cultural preservation and international solidarity among indigenous and traditional groups.
A group of traditionalists has gathered in Polokwane, Limpopo, for an ancestral festival. The ancestral festivities are held in September to mark the beginning of a new year or season.
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This year’s gathering brings together local traditionalists as well as participants from Kenya’s Maasai community, the Khoisan from the Kalahari in Botswana, Brazil and the Netherlands.
They are dressed in their cultural attires and dancing to traditional songs as they perform rituals.
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