The endless dance

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This month we will be getting used to a rite of passage from the tribe apache

which is located in the U.S. 

This ceremony in which the girls about to get their womanhood are involved, besides the cloting they are supposed to use during this ceremony and dance. So lets get started with the clothing and items. 

CEREMONIAL DRESS: 

SUNRISE MONCCAINS; 

WOOD DANCE STUFF; 

Every item below has a purpose, 

The ceremonial dress it is passed from mother to daugter. Generation to generation which has symbolized the strengh of her foremothers, 

The moccains are made and sewed weeks aga the ceremony especially for the sunrise girl. 

Finally the wood dance, is the instrument with the girl will keep the rhythm and beats of each dance (130 dances) besides it will be the support to keep dancing the ceremony long.

Now generally , all the tribe and guests are involved in the four-day dancing ceremony. However, the most visible ones are the chaman of tribe and
the mother or grandmother of the sunrise girl

A grandmother supporting her granddaugter

Apache chaman 

Let's finish by watching a real sunrise ceremony

Now, I would like to bear some personal thoughts. When it comes to interculturality we tend to previlege and be focused on the things make us different from each other, there must be way too much things make us alike. I hope this little blog remind you  that, take this ceremony for instances there must be ones who think this is an odd ritual overseas. While I hope there must be others who have felt identified their own culture with Apaches'. This was quite similar to our "sweet fifteen" didn't you thing?. 

Once more time I hope this blog have reminds you how we are similar instead of how we are different. 

I really appreciate you have make it until here, please let me know your comments I will reading them. 

See you soon.