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Devil dance event

We have sponsored the ‘Devil Dance’ event this week,

Date: 12 May, 2013

Location: Saloume at MCA School

Time: 2:00 to 8:00 PM

Brief Background info about Devil Dance:

The devil dance is a combination of traditional dances performed by 3 minks in scary looking costumes. Originally, it is called “Cham” and it is performed to purge, cleanse, combat evil, and bring good fortune, as well as to serve as a means of meditation for the participants. It is a Tibetan Buddhist ritual that celebrates the victory of good over evil and holds a lot of meaning to the communities that follow the Buddhist religion.
It is quite a social gathering for the people who attend. The costumes are made up of masks, brightly colored robes and sometimes aprons and other ornamentation traditionally made of bones.

Information about the event:

3 monks from Sri Lanka to perform this devil dance and bless the people who watch it. this is a “free-of-charge” event and people visiting to watch will not pay.