Page 68 - Msingi Afrika Magazine Issue 21

Tourism

a reciter rings that bell and sort of
calls for attention for every believer
to take note of the importance of
prayers especially on Friday. Dear
readers spiritual rebirth has made
cultural tourism to grow in leaps
and bounds as everyone is now able
to appreciate and understand what
distinguishes one cultural belief
from another.

The aging population
Cultural tourism has paved way for
Cultural dance of Venda people in Limpopo more interested tourists as these
modern times has left a lot of us
paying a blind eye to our culture. In
Zimbabwe we have a lot of caves on spiritual rebirth and as tourists contrast, the aging population are
that have gone through a lot of desire to go back to that time when still holding to our cultural beliefs.
research because of their rock paint- everything was realistic. This is why There is definitely a gap between
ings, which includes the drawings most tourists from the Christian the young and the aging population
of people herding cattle or hunting community travel to Jerusalem to that has to be filled so the tourism
with bows and arrows. Accordingly, get baptized and to experience the industry is managing this through
the paintings are said to have been real product. Spirituality stands for cultural tourism. The two extremes
done by blood and fat of the hunted everything that has to do with God, have disposable incomes that is
animals thus the mystery behind all a place of worship or something pensioners and the double income
this is that they are still vivid up to that is sacred to say the least. To earners who need a break from the
now despite the harsh weather con- spice it up, tourism has and is still concrete jungle thus they are curious
ditions they have gone through the able to take you back to your roots
centuries. Archaeology have since through inspiring destinations. Talk
deduced that this was the hunter of re-acquainting or rather touching
gatherer era by how the people lived that spiritual base has led religious
in the early years as bones/ carcass- tourists going to Israel, Judea so as
es and utensils like clay pots etcet- to relive the life of Jesus Christ as
era have been excavated, making the tour guides shows and explains
this type of cultural tourism more exactly what happened and also mo-
credible compared to others. Taking tivates whilst urging you on how to
a look at the infamous pyramids up your spiritual birth. Moving on to
Egypt holds a lot of history on the another religion cultural tourism has
culture of their people that is the led to tourists knowing more about
gold for Kings like Imhotep were the Muslim culture which is all
buried with their wealth or earthly about prayer. Apart from believing
belongings. It is noteworthy to say in Allah and pouring over the Koran
when it comes to cultural tour- these people are very prayerful, in
ism Egypt has a lot to offer. Most other words they are very serious
school trips are dedicated to this about their religion. It is patriarchal
inventiveness and universities have as the men are center stage, the tem-
since opened archaeological centers ples are built the same way wherev-
that thrive on cultural expeditions so er they are in the world, and their
as to share and preserve this knowl- dressing is well known especially the
edge for future generations. head gear for the women that has
become more of an attraction in Desert bike racing.
Spiritual rebirth this Covid-19 era. Rebirth is depict-
A lot of cultural tourism depends ed by the fixed times of prayer as

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