This story is based on oral narration by Mr. Suvezo Tetse-o, a senior citizen of Lozaphuhu Village. There’s a feast called the “Feast of Merit” thrown by an individual of sound wealth in the past where animism was at climax. This feast exhibits a person’s capability to feed the entire villagers. One stone is erected only after throwing of feast for the second time (called a stone for man/husband); another stone is erected on throwing for the third time (called a stone for woman/wife). However after the third erection, the numbers of stones are doubled. This makes a person who had thrown feast for the fourth time erect 4 stones.
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| Stones erected somewhere at Lozaphuhu Village |
Consequently, a person can throw feast up to 14 times which basically means 24 stones can be erected in his lifetime. However if he still wish to throw another feast, he has to literally become young again and start from the beginning. It is said not a single person lived to throw feast for the 15th time and termed it as next to impossible. With the fall of animism and coming of the Christianity, the practice of 'feast of merit' has become unpopular. This article is published deliberately to revitalize the unique traditions practiced by our predecessors and popularize in the post-modern era.
Niekhoyi Rhakho Stephen
