December 13, 2009 – Lake Fundudzi

December 15th, 2009 by Sue Meyers

Lake Fundudzi is a sacred Venda site.  The water in the lake is said to have healing qualities.  The Venda python god is believed to live in the lake and prevent it from evaporating in the summer heat.  Visitors are not allowed without permission from the Netshiavha (people of the pool) tribe who are the custodians of Lake Fundudzi.  It’s a holy burial place for their ancestors and one of SA’s few fresh water lakes.  It was created about 20,000 years ago when a rock slide blocked the path of a river.

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