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mandiang
Contributed by
fish
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Monday, 11th April 2011 @ 03:22:47 AM in AEST
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The sugâ galantly stand around with their spears
Dressed in goat's skin with painted faces and hair
Their countenance say 'do not dare'
A direct contrast of the square's light air,
Which is exagerated by the tipsiness from the locally brewed beer.
With dances the festival began in earnest,
Each dancer stamping hard to make his beats the loudest.
The tipsy audience laughing and cheering their best,
Men, like chimpanzees, beating their bare breast.
Mandiang is all, anything else is being put to rest
The drull drum is a-play for the sugâ dance
Marking the climax of all that has and is to chance,
The majestic monarch march for the entrance
And the time for the rain-making ritual to commence
So it, at the end, rained as usual,
The welcome crown of this annual ritual.
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2011-04-11 03:22:47] (Date/Time posted on
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Re: mandiang
(User Rating: 1 ) by northernlights on
Monday, 11th April 2011 @ 05:12:24 AM AEST (User
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what a wonderful picture you paint of celebration, tradition,fun and hope for the future, I love the way you describe the rain as the welome crown of this annual ritual,I can feel the pride and the warmth of heart in this and especially the unity, really enjoyed the picture. |
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