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We were driving from Masvingo to Harare.
When we passed the town of Chivhu
we found the entire population on the soccer field,
celebrating the countries Independence.
It was the 18th day of April.
We turned off the main road and found a sea of citizens of Chivhu
milling about in front of the gates of the stadion.
I shot 20 or so pictures with my Polaroid camera
and as they slowly developed
into a colour Photograph, I handed them to the individual.
First the three policemen keeping order at the gate.
Then the Mayor and two of his Aldermen.
One of them quickly collected his family of wife and 6 children
of whom a Group Picture was made.
The remaining pictures were all "group photos"
We were invited into the stadion and asked to sit
with the dignitaries at the head table.
I asked permission to wander about and to take photographs,
which permission was glady granted.
Gladys was seated between the wives of the mayor and one of the Aldermen.
A small part of the croud in the jam-packed Soccer stadion.
Shortly thereafter the entertainment started:
Choirs and dancers.
Lovely voices and great energy.
some of the dancers had dried gourds, filled with small stones
tied to their legs
which created great rhythm.
Two young Congo Drummers laid down a fast paced beat.
Finally we were invited to stay for dinner,
which was being prepared
in huge drums, and stirred with large poles.
Unfortunately we could not accept this invitation, since we had
an important date in Harare.
It was a great afternoon and I regret to this day to have
rejected the dinner invitation.
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