Kara Heritage Institute

Easter & the Autumn Equinox

A recent discussion on SAFM looked at the question of whether African religion celebrates Easter. According to Dr. Mathole Motshekga, the chairperson of the Kara Heritage Institute, the story of Easter relates to one of the four stations of the sun. March sees the arrival of the autumn equinox in the Southern Hemisphere, and the spring equinox … Read more

The Kara Heritage Institute is one of a number of programmes that specialises in indigenous knowledge systems specific to South Africa. Like Ulwazi, one of Kara’s aims is to record knowledge that until recently has been passed on from one generation to another orally, but their primary goal is to create sustainability through skills development. … Read more