amazing Somali Fire dance

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is this actually a thing. I've only heard of fire being used for healing (I've had that done to me as a child)

 

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I will save this thread. what is this called

 

[Periplus]

It is called dabshid, I believe. It is a festival that reer Xamar do that eventually became part of Benadir culture.

Some people say its a Somalised version of Nowruz as it is held on the same day and ancient Persian culture is fire-oriented.

Other says it is related to the Somali new year celebration Istunka, a martial arts festival which is held in Afgooye on the same day.

 

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It is called dabshid, I believe. It is a festival that reer Xamar do that eventually became part of Benadir culture.

Some people say its a Somalised version of Nowruz as it is held on the same day and ancient Persian culture is fire-oriented.

Other says it is related to the Somali new year celebration Istunka, a martial arts festival which is held in Afgooye on the same day.

I've heard about that. if it is the Somali version of nowruz then why are they on separate days. 2 months difference

 

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I've heard about that. if it is the Somali version of nowruz then why are they on separate days. 2 months difference

I honestly cannot tell you man.

 

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It is called dabshid, I believe. It is a festival that reer Xamar do that eventually became part of Benadir culture.

Some people say its a Somalised version of Nowruz as it is held on the same day and ancient Persian culture is fire-oriented.

Other says it is related to the Somali new year celebration Istunka, a martial arts festival which is held in Afgooye on the same day.

this is what I found when I searched for dabshid


The Dabshid and Istunka is a time for celebration of the bounties. But not only that, the culture of Dab Shid is a remnant of Somalia’s pre-Islamic beliefs, probably when Somalis believed in Waaq(Sky God). Dabshid is the beginning of the new Solar Year in Somalia. Each family starts a fire and it is required that each member jumps over it in order to move, for example from year 8 to 9. If you did not do that, it simply meant that you were not blessed for the next year.

As time passed and the Somali people moved from the ancient times to the Islamic periods, and Somalis became Muslims, the tradition of Dab Shid did not die but it evolved slightly into a religious ceremony. The burning of the fire is still here, but it also signifies a new connotation: – a time for the south and central Somali clans to come together in a general assembly meeting, whereby the Sub-clans show their force and their number. The clans read Qura’an and slaughter mainly 114 sheep or goats (an animal for each surah of the Qura’n), hoping that the new year becomes a good year without any crisis, famine, draught or flooding or a locust year or a year free of spreading diseases. The people pray together to hope for the best year to come. Apart from the belief, the people come together for folklore dances, endless competitions for 3 days. Exhibitions of clan dances and manueuvers. Dab Shid is a time when people enjoy.

Istunka consists of a mock fight between the people residing on each side of the river bed in the town of Afgooye. Symbolizing the defence of one’s community and honor, it coincides with the start of the main harvest season.

 

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this is what I found when I searched for dabshid


The Dabshid and Istunka is a time for celebration of the bounties. But not only that, the culture of Dab Shid is a remnant of Somalia’s pre-Islamic beliefs, probably when Somalis believed in Waaq(Sky God). Dabshid is the beginning of the new Solar Year in Somalia. Each family starts a fire and it is required that each member jumps over it in order to move, for example from year 8 to 9. If you did not do that, it simply meant that you were not blessed for the next year.

As time passed and the Somali people moved from the ancient times to the Islamic periods, and Somalis became Muslims, the tradition of Dab Shid did not die but it evolved slightly into a religious ceremony. The burning of the fire is still here, but it also signifies a new connotation: – a time for the south and central Somali clans to come together in a general assembly meeting, whereby the Sub-clans show their force and their number. The clans read Qura’an and slaughter mainly 114 sheep or goats (an animal for each surah of the Qura’n), hoping that the new year becomes a good year without any crisis, famine, draught or flooding or a locust year or a year free of spreading diseases. The people pray together to hope for the best year to come. Apart from the belief, the people come together for folklore dances, endless competitions for 3 days. Exhibitions of clan dances and manueuvers. Dab Shid is a time when people enjoy.

Istunka consists of a mock fight between the people residing on each side of the river bed in the town of Afgooye. Symbolizing the defence of one’s community and honor, it coincides with the start of the main harvest season.