Story Of The Makgabe [best]: The

In Setswana culture, makgabe refers to a traditional tasseled skirt or "sacred covering" historically worn by young women.

The Elders said the Makgabe was born from the first farmer who took more than he needed, a spirit summoned by greed and waste. To keep the Makgabe from devouring the entire village along with the crops, the people made a pact: The Tithing. They would leave the best tenth of their harvest in the deepest hollow of the woods, a place where the sunlight never touched the ground. the story of the makgabe

To understand the Makgabé, one must compare it to related entities: In Setswana culture, makgabe refers to a traditional