Nama Cultural festival returns

The festival will include the Namastap dance and other traditional perfomances
The festival will include the Namastap dance and other traditional perfomances

The Nama Community’s cultural festival is back! This follows the success of the community’s first festival last year.

This year, the event will be held from August 25-27 in Lokgwabe. The event will be held under the theme, ‘Our Culture Our Pride’ which in the Nama language (khoekhoegowab) is ‘Sida! Hao! Nasib Sida.’

According to the Nama executive committee public relations officer, Nichodimas Cooper, activities include horse parade, horse racing, Namastap dance, Nama language and attire promotion, and other traditional performances from groups within and out of their region. He added that they will have an excursion to the Simon and Gomxab Kooper National Monument located in Kaartlwe.

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