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Paliyans Implore their Gods for Rain

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Bruce Bonta

A Pongal in India is normally a three or four day festival in which rural people express their gratitude to the sun for a bountiful harvest. But among some of the Paliyans of southern Tamil Nadu State, a Pongal expresses their desires for good rains. The Hindu last week published an article that provided some […]

Posted in Paliyans Tagged ceremonies, Palni Hills, Pongal, rain, shamans, Tamil Nadu

Nubian Zar Ceremony Is Changing

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Bruce Bonta

Last week, the Christian Science Monitor published a brief story about the fading musical art form of the Nubians known as the zar. The correspondent for the Monitor, Laura Kasinov, witnessed a zar performance at a small arts studio in Cairo and was impressed. She indicated that the music originates in Upper Egypt, on the […]

Posted in Nubians Tagged ceremonies, exorcism, music, traditional healing, zar
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