August 08, 2003
Danse des Chasseurs
For our last night in the village, MVV organized a "Dance des Chasseurs", or hunter's dance. This involved fantastic music and singing, lots of dancing, and some amazing magic tricks and feats of strength.
In addition to carrying the fire on top of their heads, the chasseurs demonstrated their strength by having millet pounded in a mortar balanced on their stomach.
The made writing magically appear on a blank piece of paper, and pulled a string right through the middle of a little kid's hand without him suffering any ill effects. They also carried water in a cup full of holes (without any leaking out). Later in the evening, people in the crowd joined in the dancing and singing. The musicians kept up a ferocious rhythm for hours.
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