Lesedi Cultural Village

{{Short description | Southern African cultural village near Johannesburg}}

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Lesedi Cultural Village is a tourist village which celebrates the cultural traditions of several different peoples of Southern Africa. It reproduces traditional dwellings and offers demonstrations of dances and other cultural activities. It is situated near Johannesburg, within the Cradle of Humankind, in Gauteng, South Africa. During the COVID-19 pandemic it was closed for 2 years, until its reopen on 2022.{{Cite web |last=Magubeni |first=Coceka |date=2022-05-17 |title=Lesedi Cultural Village swings doors wide open after two-year shutdown |url=https://sundayworld.co.za/news/lesedi-cultural-village-swings-doors-wide-open-after-two-year-shutdown/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Sunday World |language=en-ZA}}

File:Lesedi Cultural Village 1.jpg|Entrance to Lesedi Cultural Village, South Africa

File:Lesedi Cultural Village 2.jpg|Thatched buildings at Lesedi Cultural Village, South Africa

File:Ndebele_Architecture.jpg|Traditional Ndebele houses at Lesedi Cultural Village

File:Lesedi Cultural Village 3.jpg|Reception and retail area at Lesedi Cultural Village

References

[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE6DD1339F934A25756C0A960958260 The New York Times. Lesedi Cultural Village Journal;My Hut Is Your Hut: South Africa's New Tourism. By DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. Published: May 17, 1996]
{{cite news | first = David | last = Bowden | title = Soul of South Africa | url = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12754814_ITM | work = New Straits Times (Malaysia) | date = 25 Jul 2004 | access-date = 2008-05-09 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090521190131/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12754814_ITM| url-status = dead | archive-date =2009-05-21}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20161109033938/http://www.southafrica.info/travel/cultural/lesedi-village.htm SouthAfrica.info – Cultural Experiences – Lesedi Cultural Village – 7 February 2006]
[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-10951820_ITM Repackaging the Past for South African Tourism. Daedalus 01-JAN-2001]

External links

[http://www.lesedi.com/ Lesedi Cultural Village] Official site.

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Category:Tourist attractions in Gauteng