Ghona Zhoshi “the big Zhoshi”
Ghona Zhoshi “the big Zhoshi”
May 16
The singing and dancing
start at dawn and finish in the evening: Spiral dancing
of women and little girls with the innermost circle
squeezing the drummers. The loud drum beat and their
singing are their only music. Then they all rush to the
other side of the dancing place, shaking walnut leaves
and singing until they reach the Batrik dancing shed.
More wild dancing: Dancing the sha'gha'yak dance
by forming a long line pulling one another by holding a
ribbon, the shuman, and screaming ʊi ʊə ʊə. Men
dancing wildly with fake axes. They all get intoxicated
with dancing by the loud beat of the drums.
