San healing dance showcased at fourth Macheng Bushfire Festival
At Macheng Bushfire Festival's fourth edition, San communities from D'Kar, Maake and Zutshwa performed the num dance, a traditional healing ritual performed around fire. The performance, where dancers enter a trance state called kia to access spiritual energy known as num for healing, demonstrated that Kgalagadi culture remains alive and transmitted across generations.
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