Abstract
In the Ituri Forest of north-eastern Congo, there is a season, every year, usually around July and August. During this time Efe hunter-gathers move deep into the forest to seek honey. Lese farmers living with the Efe obtain honey usually through exchange with the Efe. Some farmers, however, visit the Efe honey camp in the forest and spend several weeks or months enjoying the honey collected by the Efe. Lese farmers who go into the forest say it is their holidays. This paper describes how the Efe and Lese obtain honey, among other exchanges. The dichotomy of the forest and the village has been used to characterize the way of life of Efe hunter-gathers and Lese farmers. Rather than confined to either the forest or the village, the Efe and the Lese maintain a symbiotic relationship for generations. These partners are a mediator to one's own world. The honey season provides for the farmers a refuge from tensions and conflicts in the village.
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