What rules govern participants during recreational activities in traditional African communities?

      

Highlight rules that govern participants during recreational activities in traditional African communities.

  

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Maurice
(i) Offenders who break the rules are severely punished.

(ii) Some leisure activities are controlled by gender, age and status for example, beer drinking and wrestling.

(iii) Attendants dress in accordance to the stipulated standards in relation to gender, age and seniority.

(iv) There are sitting arrangements in which women sit on the ground while men on stools.

(v) A senior member of the community is always appointed to be in charge of the occasion and maintain discipline.

(vi) Children are not allowed to mix freely with elders although they are allowed to enjoy their recreational activities within their age-group.

(vii) Story-telling is not allowed by the audience as they watch the participants in their recreational activities.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on July 28, 2017 at 12:23


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