San (Khwe) people. It is Chief's Day and
this year it was held in our village. It is on
a rotating basis and next year it should be
going up to the next village.
On this day the government allows a few
animals to be hunted and the meat is then
given to the Khwe and is distributed to every
village and person.
This year they hunted one elephant, a buffalo,
kudu, maybe a hippo and some other smaller
animals like a springbok or two.
Also part of the day's activities was our Young
San cultural group. Even though the picture is
of poor quality it does show the group on the
left and the people standing around the dancing
area. There was also a place a little to the left
where I took the picture and where the headmen
and special guests sat.
The kids danced their hearts out and the crowd
really just went wild. The older people also
jumped in and danced with the kids. They
didn't want the them to stop.
It was a good day.
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