Yagan Square Nyumbi..

The main reason we went into the city on Friday night was to see and participate in Yagan Square Nyumbi, a celebration of Aboriginal traditional song and dance. The name Yagan was chosen to reflect the historical and cultural significance of the area to the Noongar people, the area traditionally an important meeting place for Aboriginal people, particularly for women, who gathered food from the lakes that were once in the area. The celebrations began with the traditional smoking ceremony.The smouldering of native plants to ward off bad spirits, the audience more than happy to join in..

It was ladies night on Friday. The stories related to the dances were wonderful, my favourite the story of how in the Dreaming the willy wagtail was a great hunter who was one day robbed of his catch by Wardong the crow and Dwerda the dingo, the wagtail never forgot this crime which is why it angrily attacks crows and dogs much bigger than itself! I know that to be true as I have also been seen off by one of these feisty little birds more than once:) I enjoyed the story through dance so much  I forgot to take pics. It was excellent to see the amphitheater filled with both visitors and Perthites, we will definitely go back, I bet the photographer below got some fantastic shots! Happy Wednesday, take care and stay safe..  

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