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June 2, 2005
Go Team Zambia. . .
Ok Stacey, pastimes. Um, well, like the rest of the world, Zambians love their football (soccer). There aren't many things on the local TV channels, but you can count on at least one soccer game a day on the Zambian NBC. Another sport that seems popular amongst all is volleyball. I got to whitness a completely African-specific game that has been around since colonial times. It is called polo-cross. Instead of polo (for which each player needs an outlandish number of horses... not easy to transport for a match on these wonderful roads), they've created a mix of polo and lacrosse. People ride around and pass the ball and such with lacrosse nets. It is a totally white colonial thing, however, and it was a total step back in time when I went the the tournament. It was fun though and very interesting. I would like to try it... too bad Bart isn't up to a transatlantic flight!
As far as what might be indigenous to Zambia... I really haven't seen too much. There is a lot of homebrew made in the villages and that seems to be a pastime that won't lose followship anytime soon. Rural Zambians work very hard long days in the fields. They are governed by the rules of daylight and usually go to bed at dark. Rewind to before the US had electricity and people probably didn't worry too much about "free time," seeing as they didn't have much of it! Of course in Lusaka they have all the modern things such as movie theaters and clubs. Here in Choma we have some clubs, but people are content with their DSTV and VCRs at home. Party on!
ARV
Posted by ringo at June 2, 2005 1:24 PM
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