Unknown Merry Facts About Pow Wows 2019

By Jerry Rogers


Festivals all around the world are most of the times viewed as an expression of uniqueness, identity and positive relationships with other groups of people. Every country has their own way of celebrating their festivities, on which visitors and spectators will have a good time watching their performances or simply dining out at never before tried cuisines. It is this kind of anticipation that the pow wows 2019 event is excitedly being awaited by many people because of its richness in imagery and meaning.

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.

Perhaps this festival has the longest time of preparation as it sometimes takes almost a year to prepare for it. Sponsoring this event is sometimes shouldered by tribal groups who will then prepare everything for the big day. They will spread the news, prepare the place of festivity and reach out to vendors who can sell their local products to the guests.

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.

Their traditional dances are rich in movement and has depth in meaning. An emcee would see to it that everybody understands the flow of the activity from the start to the finish. This means that you have to keep the audience engaged by explaining to them the meaning of each movement to the spectators.

What is peculiar about this ceremony is that everybody is invited, friend or foe, so it was crucial that somebody would act as the middleman between them to keep everything in order. In festivities today, you can call this person as the master of ceremony who will see to it that everything flows smoothly. It is very much like the Olympics of old wherein warring states of ancient Greece would stop their wars after four years to play games in honor of the gods.

What their society really is could be reflected by the way they dance and sang their songs, aside from their exhibits for everyone to see. Sometimes, they will cook food prepared by their own way of serving them. You might also get to see fine arts from their tribes and marvel at their deep meaning.

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.

These people are the original settlers of our country and it is a high time we give them something in return. We need to stop being ethnocentric towards others, and look at other cultures as unique and beautiful on their own. Feasts should unite us as a single group of people who understand each other very well.




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