lundi 15 juillet 2019

Wonderful Facts About Pow Wows 2019

By Jerry Rogers


Whenever we heard the word festival, we can imagine an occasion where people gather and get merry all day long. At present, there are a thousand events like this around the globe and each of them are uniquely presented to others. You can bet to have this feeling of excitement when you attend the pow wows 2019 celebration which is perhaps the feast to commence all of them.

What was once a local event confined to the tribal members, it has become a popularly anticipated event that many people are eagerly awaiting. Unknowingly, such practice can keep a rich tradition alive and remembered always because of its colorful booths and decorations. Because of the steady stream of people, such festivity could last for one week to accommodate the growing number of guests.

Preparations for the event is insanely long, often taking a year before the date arrives. Most of the times, groups of tribes may volunteer to be the sponsors of that event and that will set everything in motion by then. It is their task to advertise, prepare the venue and make an agreement between vendors who will be setting their makeshift tents to display their wares.

One major characteristicis the loud drumming sounds that could be heard for many miles. It is a crucial and integral part for the celebration, since it accentuates the mood the people had for the festivity. Accompanying these beats are songs which are sung repeatedly, be it coming from the Northern high pitched style or the Southern low pitched one.

Every movement in the dances are a reflection of how rich and colorful is their tradition. Keeping the flow of the program is what the master of ceremonies, often the most senior and deemed knowledgeable on the tribal ways. This person can help make the spectators explain to them what is happening all around and may add light jokes on it.

At the beginning, dancers in processional alignment would come together and did their thing as if inviting the folks to be one with them in their celebration. It is also expected that they will participate their bidding, as the dances is described to be very dynamic and rhythmically fast. Spectators would get a load of sight seeing pleasures as they see adults as well as young children dressed up in their full regalia.

As the sang and danced, you would notice that they do it in circles. The shape is actually an important symbol for the tribes, as it signifies that diagram we call as the cycle of life. In the middle of this, a pole with a white flag is placed as a sign of peace for all people attending the event.

Even though the occasion could have a festive mood, it is also a method of keeping the tradition alive which could be passed on to the young ones. Settling disputes are also brought up during this event and everyone is given the opportunity to speak up. The use of sticks given to anybody who wished to talk became the standard practice until today.

We need to stop judging people based on our own standards and look at them in their own unique way. Being one with them can help you understand how they managed to survive over the years in an ever changing environment. We can learn in as much that they do the same on us.




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