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The traditional & spiritual cleanse
Along most of the east coast of SouthAfrica.
During the festive season of the New Year and Boxing Day. You can bare witness to an annual tradition. large gatherings of the local African populous, whom travel great distances to swim in the beaches. It is a swim to wash away the troubles of the year gone by and be refreshed for the year to come.To witness this in the Transkei the former independent state within South Africa.The homelands of the xhosa tribe.”
Transkei,
It truly was a heart-warming and wondrous
spectacle to behold.
It would seem wearing a bathing suite is not a requirement, fully clothed is the norm.if you ask why there could be many reasons say I did not ask , but primarily it is most likely because they can not afford one.
There is a high energy of excitement as the waves crash. laughter persists as the year gone past symbolically washes off their bodies
It is an opportunity to let new partners , it summer and festive .The girls flirtatiously leap through the water as the boys give chase .
Innovation.
Walking along the beach there are many scenes that tell story . such this image an old kayak from the 80s disposed of by its former owners and reclaimed by youthful boys . a innovative paddle gets them safely across the many shark infested rivers that litter the Transkei coast line .
This coastline is a beauty to behold, with green rolling hills of lush grass that finds its way to the waters edge .
The oceans are alive and full of marine life , this is a jewel of the east coast and very much still untouched.
