The Bafana Story

La bafana was said to enter homes through the chimney. She is typically depicted carrying a basket or bag full of gifts, but is also known to leave behind a lump of coal for children who failed to behave during the year. Before leaving each home, bafana would sweep the floor with her broom, something scholars see as a metaphor for sweeping away the deeds of the previous year. And then she would eat the food left out for her, oftentimes a meal of sausage and broccele. Interestingly enough, Bafana is not the only christmas le dwith a passing resemblance to a witch. In the german alps, there have been stories of another female