Nama community host cultural festival
Friday, August 19, 2016
Music poetry and storytelling are very important in Nama culture
The festival will feature Nama traditional food, traditional medicine, and traditional activities such as Horse Carding, Namastap Dance, and Nama language and attire promotion.
One Nama Traditional Community organiser, Aobakwe William Cloete, explained that August 27 would be a day of learning about the Nama people, their history, practices and culture through a number of speakers. He said since the Nama people originate from Namibia, they would have about 85 visitors from Namibia, including four chiefs and five regional councillors. He further explained that on August 27, guests would be treated to Nama cultural activities.
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