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Sefetlho: painful game brought to life

Friday, May 26, 2017
PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

No one wants to be subjected to physical pain or any sort of hurt. However, there is a thin line between pain and pleasure, that cannot be ignored where through the pain there is pleasure. Mmegi Staffer MOMPATI TLHANKANE recently attended the National Culture Day in Ramotswa and observed that people experience pleasure during a painful stimulus

Even scientists have established that endorphins that are released in painful experiences are often perceived as pleasurable. The best way to know about something is through culture and the most persuasive way to believe some traditions is to see them in practice.

Sometimes these traditions can surprise or amaze you. I came across some old traditional game called Sefetlho whereby men thrash each other with sticks and whips.

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