The most common place of gatherings in Avoca Hills was Mr Essop Adam General Store which was at the corner of Umhlangane Street and North Coast Road. There was also an open space where all the community members would gather and celebrate festivals. The festivals included mock stick fights, traditional music such as Nagara, and sports such as boxing, fire walking and especially the Tajiya festival. The Tajiya festival was an occasion where models of mosques and temples were paraded. This brought the Muslim and Hindu cultures together. ngemva cishe kwesonto nesigamu eyenziwa pick, okwathi ngemva kwalokho ziintjalo zalisa, usebenzisa umquba eziyinkimbinkimbi. lokhu umanyolo kufanele liphindwe izikhathi ezimbalwa ngaphezulu ngaphambi zitshala endaweni unomphela ke lesi sitshalo izobukeka ngesikhathi kokufika njengomuntu tsiniya yangempela yisithombo ukutshala iphelile. Uma uzothi umuntu ofunda inovel yesiZulu uma enguMndebele akayifundi ngesizulu uchaza ukuthini,awuboni na ukuthi yikufiphala komqondo lokhu? Ngokwazi kwami amagama amaningi awesiZulu akhulunywa ngokufana nawesiNdebele. Hhayi ukukhulunywa nje kuphela kodwa nengcazelo iyefana.