Lesotho Tapestry, ""Mountain kingdom in the sky

tourism attractions in Lesotho

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2. E X P L O RING THE R I C H T A P E S T R Y : LESOTHO ' S V I B R A N T H I S TORY AND C U L TUR AL H E R I TAGE L e s o th o i s the s m a l l , mountains , landlocked c ountry s u r r o unded b y i t 's m u ch l a r ger n e i g hbo u r S o u t h A f rica . K i n g M o s h o e s h o e t h e f i rst i s the f o u n der of B a s o t h o n a t ion , t h e c o u ntry K n o w n b y p e a ce and p r o s perity . . . .

3. C u l t ural p l a c e s M O R I J A M U S E U M AND A R C H I VE S T h e p l a ce i s l o c a ted i n M o r i j a a l a rge v i l lage i n M a seru . I t was f o r m a l l y O p e n e d i n 1 9 5 6 . T h e p u r pose of the M u s e um i s t o c a r r y on the t r a d i t ion o f M o r i j a , a s a c e n t r e o f l e a r ning i n n o vation a nd e x c e llen ce . I t h a s m a n y c u l t ural t r e a s u res i n c l u ding , B a s otho a r t i f a cts a s w ell as L i f a q a n e a n d B o e r w a r m e mor a b i l ia .

4. T H A B A - B O S I U I t was used as a h i d e o u t b y M o s h o eshoe t h e f i rst a n d h i s s u b j ects a f t er t h e y m i g r a t e d f r o m B o t h a - b o t h e i n 1 8 2 4 e s c a p i ng t h e r a v a g e s o f t h e L i f a q a n e w a r s .

5. K O M E C A V E 'S V I L L A GE G r o up of c a v e s d w e lling s m a d e o u t of m u d i n the d i s t rict o f B e r e a i n P u l a n e . T h e c a v e s s e r v e d a s a h i d eout f o r B a s i a a n d o n e B a t a u n g c l a n s d u r i ng the L i f a q a ne w a r s a n d c a n n i b a lism . T h e c a v e s s t i l l i n h a b i t e d b y t h e i r d e s c e ndants . T h e y a r e a l s o f a d e d s a n p a i nting s i n t h e c a v e w h i ch i n d i c a tes that t he s a n a l s o o c c u pied t h e c a v e .

6. B E L I EVE T h e b a s o t h o p e o ple w o r s h i p ped t h e s u p reme b e i ng " M o l i mo " , w h o t h ey w o rship t h r o ugh t h e s p irit o f a n c e stors . T h e y u s e r i t u a l f e a s t t o h o n o r a ncestors w h o they b e l i eved b r o u ght s i c kness o r m i s f o rtune i f t h e i r k i n f o r got a b out t h e m .

7. C L O T H ING W o m e n w o r e s e s h o e s h o e , m o s e o a k h o m o , s e a n a m a r e n a . M e n w o r e w o o l e n c a p o r b a l a c l a v a s a n d g r e y b lankets . Y o u n g b o y s w o r e t s ' e h a a n d b l a n k e t s f r o m a n i m a l s k i n . G i rl s w o r e t h e t h a n a a n d m o k o r o t l o .

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9. C U L TURAL D A N C E S T h e y p l a yed s o m a n y d a n c e s to k e ep t h e m t o g e ther a nd f o r r e f r eshing . L i t o l o bonya w e r e p l a y e d b y w o m e n a n d g i rls . T h e m o k o r o tlo w a s p e r f o rm e d by m e n f o r t h e c h e i f o n t h e i m p o rtan t o c c a sion s , s u c h a s p olitical m e e t i ng . B o y s p l a y e d n t l a m o .

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11. C o n clusion F r om the e a r ly days a s a r e f u g e f r om c o n f l i cts t o i ts r e s i l i ent m o n a r chy . L e sotho h a s a u n i que i d e n t i ty . I t 's c u l tur al t a p e s t ry , w o v e n f r om t r a d i t ion s of B a s o t h o p e ople i n c l ud e s vibrant m u s ic , d a n c e l i ke m o k h i b o , m o k o r o t lo a n d l i t o l o bonya . D i s t i n c t ive a t t i r e l i k e t h e B a s o t ho b l a n k ets , s e s h o eshoe , t h e t h a na a n d t s ' e a . T o day , L e s o tho e mbrac e s i t 's h e r i tage w h i l e n a v i gat i ng m o d e rn c h a l l enge s , f o r g i n g a p ath f o r ward r o o t e d i n i t 's p a s t .

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