Lubango – Six traditional and folk dance games were identified in Lubango, province of Huíla, by the Instituto Superior Jean Piaget, in Benguela, within the scope of the first phase of the research in Culture and Education and Sports (CED/SUL).

After collecting the oral tradition, which should be completed in two years, content will be selected to be implemented in the health sector. education, for primary school teachers.

The investigation focuses on the Nyaneka ethnolinguistic group and the collection is being carried out in Lubango, in partnership with the Office Provincial Council for Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports, in Huíla, in partnership with the African Investment Bank (BAI) according to revealed to ANGOP, the project coordinator, Ana Pérez.

In statements to ANGOP, the cultural researcher stated that a cultural project, underway for two months, made it possible to collect games in several sub-groups of the muila, namely the Obangula Yofifó, Okanho, Ocalenda cangue, Onongombe, Owelawocomaco and Okwaila Liomunhombwa.

Among the traditional games already identified are the stick fight, the passing of testimony to determine the guilt of others, the rhythmic shaking of the head, the fight of oxen out of jealousy, the wella and the jumping of crows.

He highlighted that after investigation, the process of research and collection of heritage is launched with a notice entitled “Paths of Transformation”, from the African Investment Bank Foundation (BAI), for the purpose of creating documentaries about the valorization of Angolan cultural identity.

The action, according to the source, consists of collecting and recording traditional games, performed by folk groups and specialists local dances, melodies and music accompanied by these cultural practices.

He announced that the second phase of the project, which will start in January 2025, and will involve the training of 400 school teachers Physical Education, specifically for primary education, so that they can replicate knowledge in schools and integrate games traditional in the discipline's curriculum.

The project will extend to the “Mucubal”, “Cwanhama” and “Ovimbundu” tribes, respectively in the provinces of Namibe, Cunene and Benguela. JT/MS

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