More Parade
The pre-festival parade
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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla g... [read more]
South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla g... [read more] Blog: Windhoek's Arts and Cultural Festival
Date: September 26th 2008
I was invited to the opening ceremonies of the /Aë //Gams (ya go head and pronounce that) Arts and Cultural Festival. The Prime Minister of Namibia was there to open the festival and he said something I quite liked, "With culture, we are all equal". It was a pretty fun time with all of Namibia's ethnic groups represented in song and dance. Even German (colonial) culture was celebrated. There we ... read more
Date: September 26th 2008
I was invited to the opening ceremonies of the /Aë //Gams (ya go head and pronounce that) Arts and Cultural Festival. The Prime Minister of Namibia was there to open the festival and he said something I quite liked, "With culture, we are all equal". It was a pretty fun time with all of Namibia's ethnic groups represented in song and dance. Even German (colonial) culture was celebrated. There we ... read more
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Hey I'm originally from Toronto, Canada. I definitely have the travelling bug but I've just started working down my list of countries to visit. I'll be working and travelling in Sub-Saharan Africa from Sept 2008 until March 2009.... full info
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