Kandep Hosts Jubilee - CAF 50th Anniversity (1961-2011)

Source: from the author's visit to Kandep

The District of Kandep in Enga came alive over the 2011 Christmas and New Year 2012 celebrations. Apart from usual normal celebrations, two very important events took place during that time, that is, the “Christian Apostolic Fellowship (CAF) 50^th year Jubilee celebrations” which commenced on the 7^th to the 13^th of January 2012. The venue for the celebration was at the Wiikam church at Kandep station and Christians all over the world d were in attendance for this very important occasion to commemorate it’s 50 years of existence in spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. On the final day which is the 13^th, countless number of pigs were slaughtered. Another of similar event took place at Kambiya in Mariant constituency took place at the same time where the Church opening ceremony for Kambiya Apostolic church. More than 50 pigs were slaughtered including a cow.  And yes, it’s 2012 and so rival candidates had to contributed money towards the two occasion, and the sitting MP, honorable Don Pomb Polye contributed K70 000 towards the CAF jubilee at Wiikam. Apart from these two main ones, New Year 2012 was celebrated with the usual mud games in the entire district with the exchange of pigs and money on the next day, that is, 2^nd January 2012.

Below is a photographic display of the CAF 50th Anniversity (1961 - 2011).

Kandep New Year 2012 Celebrations

A celebration in welcoming of 2012 new year was observed in Kandep District in the normal local way. It is celebrated with the so called Mud game and that was the case in some parts of the district. The photos below were taken in a location on the Marient Constituency. The end of celebration results in exchange of pigs and money between the male and female folks. This even results in a boy and a girl getting married as part of the post mud game celebrations. Mud game is normally in pairs between a male and a female where they each pick up mud and rub on each other's body except the face and head. This becomes also an avenue for a young girl and a boy to discuss plans to get married soon or straight after the game.

 Standing around fire place to keep them warmth after the mud game

 Scene after the mud game. Notice how once a muddy place has been really dried up after long hours of mud game, that is, getting mud with hand and rubbing on each others body.