Jealous of her beautiful attire, Tasneem’s peers trick her into going for a swim in a river. While she is in the water, the girls hide or throw away her makgabe to humiliate her.

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

Mattathias's bold defiance sparked a wave of resistance among the Jewish people. He and his five sons, including Judah, Eleazar, Simon, Jonathan, and John, fled to the wilderness, where they began to organize a guerrilla war against the Seleucid authorities. The Makgabee, as they came to be known, were a highly motivated and skilled group of fighters who used their knowledge of the terrain and their commitment to their faith to outmaneuver their opponents.

: Museum records describe specific Makgabe pieces made of elephant hide, worn as charms by hunters to represent their kills and offer protection. The Rhythm of the Skirt