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Samay (mythology)
The ''Kumpo'', the Samay, and the ''Niasse'' are three traditional figures in the mythology of the Diola in the Casamance (Senegal) and Gambia. Multiple times in the course of the year, i.e. during the ''Journées culturelles'', a folk festival in the village is organized. The ''Samay'' invites the people of the village to participate in the festivities. He can run very hard and with his stick he mandates strict order in the community. He knows everything that happens in the village. He can be considered the ceremony master of the traditional dance event. Similar figures *Kumpo *Niasse The Niasse, along with the Kumpo and the Samay, are three traditional masked figures in the religion of the Jola people, living in the Casamance (Senegal) and in Gambia. They play a central role in the social life of the traditional village. Mu ... {{portal, Traditional African religion, Gambia, Senegal Casamance Gambian culture Jola religion Senegalese culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samay (Casamance-Senegal)
Samay may refer to: Arts and entertainment * '' Samay: When Time Strikes'', 2003 Indian action film * Samay (band), a Leeds-based world music group People * Samay Shah, Indian actor * Samay Raina, Indian comedian * Soluna Samay, Guatemalan singer Other * Samay (mythology) The ''Kumpo'', the Samay, and the ''Niasse'' are three traditional figures in the mythology of the Diola in the Casamance (Senegal) and Gambia. Multiple times in the course of the year, i.e. during the ''Journées culturelles'', a folk festival ..., figure in the mythology of the Jola people in Senegal, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau * Samay language, Bantu language of Gabon * Samayā, or Samay, a unit of time in India * Samay, Hindi-language news channel of the Sahara India Pariwar * Shameyevo ( ba, Samay, link=no), a village in Bashkortostan, Russia See also * Samaya (other) * Chamayam (other) * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mythology
Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrative as a myth can be highly controversial. Many adherents of religions view their own religions' stories as truth and so object to their characterization as myth, the way they see the stories of other religions. As such, some scholars label all religious narratives "myths" for practical reasons, such as to avoid depreciating any one tradition because cultures interpret each other differently relative to one another. Other scholars avoid using the term "myth" altogether and instead use different terms like "sacred history", "holy story", or simply "history" to avoid placing pejorative overtones on any sacred narrative. Myths are often endorsed by secular and religious authorities and are closely linked to religion or spirituality. Many soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diola
The Jola or Diola (endonym: Ajamat) are an ethnic group found in Senegal, the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. Most Jola live in small villages scattered throughout Senegal, especially in the Lower Casamance region. The main dialect of the Jola language, Fogni, is one of the six national languages of Senegal. Their economy has been based on wet rice cultivation for at least one thousand years. This system has been characterized "one of the most significant examples of 'agrarian civilizations' in West Africa". However, the Jola probably reached the Lower Casamance region in the 14th century, assimilating the previous Bainuk people and their rice tradition. In colonial times, the Jola began to cultivate peanuts as a cash crop in the drier forests. Other activities include palm wine tapping, honey collecting, livestock rearing and the production of other crops such as sweet potatoes, yams and watermelon. The traditional religion of the Jola is animism, which is practised through fetis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casamance
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Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Renndaandi Senegaali); Arabic: جمهورية السنغال ''Jumhuriat As-Sinighal'') is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds the Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is notably the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publications. p. 11. . and is surrounded by Senegal, except for its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. The Gambia is situated on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, the nation's namesake, which flows through the centre of the Gambia and empties into the Atlantic Ocean, thus the long shape of the country. It has an area of with a population of 1,857,181 as of the April 2013 census. Banjul is the Gambian capital and the country's largest metropolitan area, while the largest cities are Serekunda and Brikama. The Portuguese in 1455 entered the Gambian region, the first Europeans to do so, but never established important trade there. In 1765, the Gambia was made a part of the British Empire by establishment of the Gambia. In 1965, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Festival
A folk festival celebrates traditional folk crafts and folk music. This list includes folk festivals worldwide, except those with only a partial focus on folk music or arts. Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods. Handicrafting has long been exhibited at such events and festival-like gatherings, as it has its roots in the rural crafts. Like folk art, handicraft output often has cultural, political, and/or religious significance. Folk art encompasses art produced from an indigenous culture or by peasants or other laboring tradespeople. In contrast to fine art, folk art is primarily utilitarian and decorative rather than purely aesthetic, and is often sold at festivals by tradespeople or practicing amateurs.West, Shearer (general editor), ''The Bullfinch Guide to Art History'', page 440, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United Kingdom, 1996. As at folk festivals, such art and handicraft may also appear at historical reenactments and events such as Renaissance fairs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumpo
The Kumpo, the ''Samay'', and the ''Niasse'' are three traditional figures in the mythology of the Diola people in the Casamance (Senegal) and in Gambia. Multiple times in the course of the year, i.e. during the ''Journées culturelles'', a folk festival in the village is organized. The Samay invites the people of the village to participate with the festivity. The ''Kumpo'' is dressed with palm leaves and wears a stick on the head. At the start of the dance, a young lady binds a colored flag on the stick. She dances for hours with the stick and the flag on the head. He speaks a private secret language and communicates through an interpreter with the spectators. Social background He encourages the community to act as good villagers. He promotes everybody to participate in community life and wishes that all people are enjoying the feast. The festival is a stimulus for the social community life. Not participating to the feast is seen as anti-social behavior. Nobody has the right ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niasse
The Niasse, along with the Kumpo and the Samay, are three traditional masked figures in the religion of the Jola people, living in the Casamance (Senegal) and in Gambia. They play a central role in the social life of the traditional village. Multiple times in the course of the year, e.g. during the ''Journées culturelles'', a folk festival in the village is organized. All three figures are masked dancers. The kumpo is completely covered with palm leaves and is considered to be a ghost A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea .... Between the niasse and the samay, which are more people-like, there are fewer differences. The type of dance is a bit different; other differences are: {{portal, Traditional African religion, Gambia, Senegal Casamance Gambian dancers Jola re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambian Culture
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publications. p. 11. . and is surrounded by Senegal, except for its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. The Gambia is situated on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, the nation's namesake, which flows through the centre of the Gambia and empties into the Atlantic Ocean, thus the long shape of the country. It has an area of with a population of 1,857,181 as of the April 2013 census. Banjul is the Gambian capital and the country's largest metropolitan area, while the largest cities are Serekunda and Brikama. The Portuguese in 1455 entered the Gambian region, the first Europeans to do so, but never established important trade there. In 1765, the Gambia was made a part of the British Empire by establishment of the Gambia. In 1965, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jola Religion
Jola may refer to: * Jola people, an ethnic group of West Africa * Jola languages, a dialect continuum spoken in west Africa * Jola Jobst (1915–1952), German actress * Jola Sigmond (born 1943), Swedish architect * ''Jola'' (fungi), a genus of fungi in the order Platygloeales * Sorghum bicolor, a type of grain See also * Johann Lamont, Scottish politician whose name is sometimes abbreviated as JoLa * Jolas (other) Jolas may refer to: * Members of the Jola people of West Africa * Betsy Jolas (born 1926), Franco–American composer * Eugene Jolas (1894–1952), American translator and literary critic * Maria Jolas Maria Jolas (January 12, 1893 – March ... {{disambig, given name Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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