[SOC] Visit Australia !

[Ian C. Purdie]

f5pbl@qsl.net wrote:

> Taking as a starting point a nepalese tradition, the
> women of Ouyen, in the north-east of the State of Victoria, will dance naked in
> the bush at the beginning of March,

How did I miss this?

> right before the beginning of the
> sowing. "We will invite all the families of the area of Mallee victim of the
> dryness (...) we will eat and we will have fun all the day", declared Lynne
> Healy, organizing the event.

Australia is in the grip of the biggest drought ever seen in this country, far
worse than I've ever seen in my lifetime and if old VK2ARP [SK] were alive he would
agree.

My state alone [the biggest population wise] is now "officially declared 99%
drought stricken".

Most of our farmers here have reduced their stock of sheep / cattle down to the
very basic breeding stock to survive and TV images of them are absolutely
harrowing.

On with Claude's story:

> "The women will go then by bus in a held secret
> place and we will make our dance", she added. This dance was envisaged at the
> beginning for approximately 200 women but the organizing ones think that this
> figure could benefit from the media advertisement. On the other hand, the media
> will not be invited to the event. "We will be completely naked, therefore not
> camera", specified Healy.

Ah! "Secret Women's Business"

An aboriginal custom from which men are totally excluded.

My personal understanding, before the rapacious media became involved, that this
was a customary "discussion" between women elders, and girls of puberty age. A half
brain would suss all that out.

Sadly the media have exploited this. It was simply a case of "older" women passing
along their collective wisdom to the next generation.

Again, from my perspective, Australians have much to learn from aboriginals.

Did you know that old VK2ARP [SK]  my Dad, was raised by Aboriginals between 1902 -
1907 at least?

On his death bed at 87 in 1989, my Dad called for his Aboriginal Nannies. He
reverted back to 1905.

Now you may understand why I'm intolerant to prejudice and stupidity in the world.


72/73's

Ian C. Purdie
Budgewoi N.S.W. Australia - Co-ords S33�14', E151�34'
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