7/12/08 There have been a few eventful days since the last time I wrote in the blog. Last week there was a ceremony in Old Tafo to signify the beginning of the two weeks of preparation for the Ohum Festival. The festival is an annual celebration that involves a few surrounding communities, but is centered in Old Tafo. There is a lot about the festival that I still don’t know so I will be writing about it more in the upcoming weeks as I get the info. For right now, the most important thing to know is that there is no drumming or dancing in the participating communities for the two weeks prior to the festival, hence the ceremony I attended. Sadly, we will not have drumming and dancing practice for our swearing-in ceremony for the
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