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Ready for church

I did go with my family for a Friday morning service at the big United
Congregational Church in Taung (all the village "walk to" congregations
travel to the big church for Easter and Christmas services).

You can see the family women in their church uniforms; there are about
five different uniforms within the church indicating the different status of
the women; i.e. young woman, mature woman married, woman unmarried,
Sunday school teacher, "Soldiers of Christ". It seems as if all the major
religious congregations have a uniform, so Sundays are colorful days with
people walking or on taxis going to their churches; one with beautiful deep purple
cape, one with gold short cape, one white with bright red trim and red cape.

Everyone in my area identifies themselves as being Christian and there are
Catholics, Seventh Day Adventists, Episcopalians, Methodists, Baptists…not
sure what others. Singing religious songs is an important part of the culture. Daily
school assemblies, teachers' meetings, funerals, any gathering includes several
hymns (and everyone seems to know all the songs) so they aren't specific to
any one congregation. The harmonies and rhythms are beautiful and interesting
and it seems as if everyone really sings.