Photos: Millions converge on Moria
Millions of pilgrims from SA and other countries, converge on Moria for the Zion Christian Church’s Easter gathering.
According to the spokesperson for the department of traffic, Moremi-Taueatsoala, traffic was backed up heavily on both sides of the R71 leading towards Zion City earlier today.
The three published aerial photos are currently circulating on Facebook! The photos were taken in April 2012 by Ivan Muller.
“It is a bit of a problem as cars slowly gaining access and as a result, it is causing congestion,” he said.
The Zion Christian Church (or ZCC) is the largest African initiated church in Southern Africa.
The church’s headquarters are at Zion City Moria on the R71 between Tzaneen and Polokwane.
According to the 1996 South African Census, the church numbered 3.87 million members.
It is to believed that more than 4 million pilgrims will converge on Moria this year.
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Ndivhuho Munyai, a Letaba Herald Facebook friend shared the following photos with us earlier today.
