WHAT ALIVELY
ASTONISHING DAY.
The cultural day ceremony of this year was
such an enrichingly memorable event. I went to the function with an anticipated
attention to learn and enjoy the cultural diversity of each cultural item
hailing from particular cultures to many impression. The various performances
offered a brilliant embodiment of the various themes presented. Themes
presented ranged from witchcraft, tradition ways of worship,prayer to the
ancestors, rise of conflicts, funeral rites, circumcision, courtship and
marriage ceremonies, traditional dances, harvesting ceremonies, sharing of meat
after hunting and there was one interesting item about giving petty names among
the Batoro.
One of the aims of the education program
here at the PCJ, is to create a great awareness of our cultural values and the
need to preserve them. Hence; desirable distinction was made in each
presentation to show the diversity in African cultures. All this backed by the
“internationality” dimension that dwells in all the communities that form the
PCJ family. This queming event reminded whoever attended the function on the
aspect of interculturality and the aspect of missionaries living and working in
cultures other than their home. In
essence all this depicted the communitarian aspect of the social life of
Africans.
Equally important, each formation house
presented with credible splendour, the essential themes common in African
societies. In each performance, there was a new theme quite distinct from
another. In brief, the cultural day celebration of this year 2018, was a great
ceremonious display of the unique beauty of African cultures. The occasion
called the PCJ family to a world from which knowledge on different African
cultures was proficiently celebrated.
JOHN KAROLI MAFRA.
It was such a privilege to have another cultural day where all the PCJ communities participated by presenting various aspects in different cultures. let us have a look on what happened in pictures.
