SOUTH AFRICA FEATURE PACKAGE FERTILITY CAVE

SOUTH AFRICA FEATURE PACKAGE FERTILITY CAVE

epa03043292 (15/21) Members of the United Apostolic Church hold Sibongile Motweni (C) as she cleanse herself of evil spirits as she emmerses herself in the freezing water of a waterfall at the divine Fertility Caves deep in the Maloti Mountains near Clarens, South Africa, 16 December 2011. The ritual is also to connect with their ancestors and form part of a belief that sees them retain their traditional pre-Christian belief system of ancestor worship in parallel with their Christianity. At the Fertility caves the followers 'pray' to both the ancestors and Christian God. Living in the cave are various Sangoma's, or 'Witch doctors' who have been living in the caves for years and who appeal to the spirit world alongside the Christian beliefs of the United Apostolic Church followers. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK PLEASE SEE ADVISORY (epa03043277) FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT < 연합뉴스 모바일앱 다운받기 >< 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자(c)연합뉴스. 무단전재-재배포금지. >