Qani Xiite - San Culture in Botswana

Qani Xiite describes and demonstrates the San Culture - the oldest inhabitants of Botswana. Qani uses music, dance and stories to describe her life.

Monday, June 19, 2006

Fire Has Life


Qani believes that fire can motivate and lift the spirit - "we always make a big fire because we believe that fire is life. Fire can heal." Herbs are also used for healing. When someone is sick, "we dance around the fire singing our traditional songs - requesting help from God(Uwe) to give us strength to heal the ill person."

The singing and dancing is slow, rhythmic and quite. From Qani's point of view, "we are singing without making a lot of noise, so that the song can inspire the patient until he stands up and tries to dance on his own.

The San are a nomadic people. If an ill person is too sick to move on, they are left behind. If they recover, they will follow to their new home. According to Gani - in her culture, ancestors are never talked about.

2 Comments:

At 10:34 PM, Blogger Dave Toxik said...

Very intriguing site - well done!

 
At 5:46 AM, Blogger Omar Basawad said...

Very informative and educative. Thanks!

 

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