Horse dance
Today there was (and is still going on) a "horse dance" in my neighborhood. This time around it is arranged because a guy in the neighborhood got injured and now has become well again. Other times it can be arranged because of a circumcision or birthday.
This is a traditional type of dance-ceremony (if you can call it that) where a bunch of guys dance around with pretend horses and machetes. Some of them go into some kind of trance (or pretend to do so) where they either start running around like crazy or eat weird stuff like glass. Really loud traditional music is played in the background (percussion instruments and a lady singing) and everyone is there, kids, grown-ups, elderly, men and women. Lost of people take the opportunity to set up a little stands to sell food or toys for the audience.
This is a traditional type of dance-ceremony (if you can call it that) where a bunch of guys dance around with pretend horses and machetes. Some of them go into some kind of trance (or pretend to do so) where they either start running around like crazy or eat weird stuff like glass. Really loud traditional music is played in the background (percussion instruments and a lady singing) and everyone is there, kids, grown-ups, elderly, men and women. Lost of people take the opportunity to set up a little stands to sell food or toys for the audience.
Picture taken in the evening
The kids
Two girls did a dance
The orchestra, gotta love the double-tasking, playing instruments and smoking at the same time!
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