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Lesedi - Place of Light |
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Before Malisa arrived Patsi and I
decided that visiting the Lesedi Cultural Village was a "MUST"
and we were not wrong!! Malisa thoroughly enjoyed this visit like our
Safari Sisters also did last year. The Safari Sisters web page tell more
about Lesedi and you may want to visit those pages again for an update on
the different Villages at Lesedi.
Click here
to learn more about Lesedi and see the photos that we took there in
February 2003. |
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Introduction
and the Giant Ingoma
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Lesedi is a cultural
village near Hartebeespoort Dam in the Gauteng Province of South
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Upon seeing the cattle Kraal Malisa
immediately set off to have a closer look at the cows . Later on we
discovered cows became her prime passion while she was touring in South
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Tour
guide explaining traditional Ndebele dress |
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Lesedi
Curio shop |
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Ndebele
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Zulu
maiden |
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Musicians
and their colourful marimbas
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Zulu chief |
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Pedi
tour guide |
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Wall
decorations for the giant Ingoma or traditional dance show |
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Stage
props for the giant Ingoma |
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The
story teller |
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Zulu
warriors awaiting their turn to join the war dance |
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Zulu
guard announcing visitors to the kraal |
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Spitting
in a stone before entering the Zulu kraal to propitiate the
ancestral spirits |
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Zulu
village activities - Woman working, man playing LOL! |
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Zulu
maiden with traditional dress
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Married
Zulu woman with traditional clothes |
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Malisa
entering the Zulu weapon foundry. In the actual kraal women and
children are not allowed to enter this enclosure |
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The
Basotho Village
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A
shrine in honour of king Moshoeshoe marks the entrance to the
Basotho village |
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small hut is where the Basotho youths live before their initiation |
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Sotho
woman milling sorghum |
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Sotho
hut |
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The
Xhosa Village |
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Xhosa
cattle kraal |
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Fireplace
cleverly built to counteract wind from different directions |
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Xhosa
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Xhosa
welcome to the guest chalet |
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Interior
of guest chalets at Lesedi
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The
bathroom |
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Click on the
photo for a panorama view |
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Woman
preparing a cow dung floor |
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Chatting
with the kid |
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The
dance and the Nyama Choma (the feast) |
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The gum boot
dance is a favourite! |
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Pedi
dancers |
Xhosa
dancers |
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The
restaurant |
Entrance
to the restaurant |
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A taste of
South African beer |
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The
menu |
It
tastes GOOD!! |
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The
Cannibal Queen LOL! |
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The
next photos shows a selection of artistic decorations at Lesedi
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