XIKRIN FESTIVITIES

The festivities took place in August and September 2019 in the Cateté, Dudjekô and Ôôdjã villages, with body painting, songs and circle dancing to the sound of musical instruments such as rattles and maracas. Bep-Kwy, Mekutop and Menire Biôk, Tákák, Kapram and Amejny are festivities and customs that come from Indigenous ancestors, passed from father to son, generation after generation. Indigenous dance aims to perform rituals that may serve many purposes, such as giving thanks for the harvest or fishing, honoring the dead, among other reasons. These festivities and Indigenous dances have intentions different from other dances because they are a practice that embraces the rituals and customs of our Xikrin people.