Somali culture and folklore

[Hamzza]

Some pages and photos from a small booklet about somali music and folklore.

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[Hodan from HR]

Some pages and photos from a small booklet about somali music and folklore.View attachment 228459View attachment 228460View attachment 228461View attachment 228462View attachment 228463View attachment 228464

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Woooooooooooooooow..

They are all looking marvelous in their cultural outfits and natural skin & hair

 

[Hodan from HR]

@Hamzza Thanks for sharing the PDF walal

Didn't know mingis is part of cultural dance. I heard the people who do this dance have ruuxan/ spirits and communicate with jinns..

 

[Hamzza]

@Hamzza Thanks for sharing the PDF walal

Didn't know mingis is part of cultural dance. I heard the people who do this dance have ruuxan/ spirits and communicate with jinns..

You are right, they communicate mostly with bad jins.
I think mingis is a variant of zaar. Do you know zar Hodan?

 

[Hodan from HR]

You are right, they communicate mostly with bad jins.
I think mingis is a variant of zaar. Do you know zar Hodan?

Never heard of zaar.
Is that some type of black magic?
My ignorance in our daqan is showing..

 

[Encroacher]

Top middle xalimo is thicc

 

[Hamzza]

Never heard of zaar.
Is that some type of black magic?
My ignorance in our daqan is showing..

Zār - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Hamzza]

@Hodan from HR Zaar/Mingis ceremony held in mogadishu in 1950s

you can find in here more information about zaar.

 

[Hodan from HR]

Zār - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Who would have know this originated from Horn of Africa..

@Hodan from HR Zaar/Mingis ceremony held in mogadishu in 1950sView attachment 228477View attachment 228476you can find in here more information about zaar.

Mahadsanid walaal

Apparently, these spirits can be passed down generations. Scary stuff!!

 

[Hamzza]

Somali traditional dance "Hilowle"

 

[mustang22]

Some pages and photos from a small booklet about somali music and folklore.View attachment 228459View attachment 228460View attachment 228461View attachment 228462View attachment 228463View attachment 228464

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The real Somalia. It looks a bit like Sri Lankan culture or Brazilian culture.