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Have a good trip, you will meet your brother again After all the attention I gave you, you have abandoned me This potion will protect you from the axe And I say tonight Witchcraft will fall The priest's litany galvanizes the crowd. Little by little, the Christians goes into a trance. Some of them have spasms.
According to the priests, this is a good sign. The dark magic should leave their bodies. Well, you must help him a bit more. Fernand Yodé presents himself as a prophet. Tonight, he faces the water demon who has taken possession of this woman. Get out! No! You live in water Get out! - No I'm not getting out - You're going out! - No! -You're going out! - No! - I prophesy, I prophesy!
Mama come quickly Here you hit, come on! Fernand Yodé has another gift, which is to free wallets from the pockets of his faithful. In a few minutes, the self-proclaimed prophet collects the equivalent of €3,000. A small fortune in Gabon. I will call out the evil that is in your heart. Evil has spoken. He was sent by someone who wants to harm you. The man would be the victim of an evil spell.
I'm making marks on your body with this medicine. to chase away the disease. Now that the evil is out through the wounds, the sorcerer is preparing a protective potion. Should I stir the potion before drinking it? Yes. This potion will protect you against bullets from a gun. Against axe blows, knife, machete. but also razor blades. Nothing will penetrate your body.
The potion will give you power, you can even carry a man in one hand. It now remains to prove the effectiveness of his remedy. The Indians of the Amazon use healers, shamans who invoke the spirits to ward off evil. Like on this young boy suffering from malaria. The doctor couldn't cure him, so they brought him to me. In my opinion, it will take two or three sessions to recover. My father treated like that, and so did my ancestors.
This man comes to ask the healer for the return of his wife who has left him. This young Indian woman, would like to get pregnant. She could not do it. As for the third one, she has a very painful stomach ache. Before starting the ceremony, everyone must swallow a bowl of the magic decoction The first effect of the potion is to make you vomit. Then the patient falls into a hypnotic state.
All these animals will come together to get the evil out of the person The animal grabs them and takes them away. Evil is like a black smoke charged with negative waves For this man, for example, the plant acts like a magnet. It attracts woman and so the couple will be reunited again. That's the power of the creeper. God bless you.
It is impossible to know what the potion is made of. A bit of beer. And bits of flying squirrel claws end the preparation. According to the wizard, his potion works effectively. A young teenager is initiated to the crocodile dance.
Maybe this dance explains how to talk to reptiles. Aborigines believe in telepathy. A way, according to them, to talk to each other at a distance and to come into contact with the animals. I see crocodiles I can talk to the crocodiles What you see today is the oldest culture in the world. The didgeridoo, clap-sticks and sounds Fire is a statement of what you believe in. What you see. When you watch the fire burn, it guides you to your way of thinking, on how we see life.
We want to share all this. We want to share our beliefs and our thoughts with your world. All that's left to do is wait for the crocodiles to come out of the water. Did they heard the call of the tribe? This little shark will make a perfect bait. He will finish convincing the most recalcitrant reptiles to the clamour of the songs. The only thing left to do is to be patient. After his crocodile dance, the young initiate enters the water to show his bravery. But at the same time, what would he be afraid of?
During the dance, he talked to the crocodiles And the animal seems to be willing to do no harm. But the young man remains cautious. He moves away from the shore. The beast heard his call. The cobra represents an evil god who destroys crops and makes women sterile. Legend has it that only a pure girl can lift this curse.
By kissing his head three times in a row. His movements hypnotize the snake. To avoid the bite, the young woman must follow two rules. Never stop moving and do not make any sudden movements. When the cobra gets angry, I pray to the goddess I ask her to protect me with her guardian angels so that the snake does not attack me.
The cobra is nervous. Sentyn asks his assistant to go and calm him down in a cool water bath. The danger is real. He do not cheat. His snake still has its hooks and his venom pouch is still full. They are better known as "giraffe women". They are not that many anymore. A few hundred maybe. Modou is 28 years old and had no choice Since the age of eight, she is a giraffe woman. When she gave birth to her second child six months ago,
she was allowed to remove her collar. But not for long. The time has come for her to put it back. This is the woman's mission. Some say that these strange necklaces are meant to protect women from tiger attacks. Others say it's to embellish them. In reality, nobody knows the truth. But in any case, Modou must submit.
Don't squeeze too hard. It's hard to bend metal by hand. And then you have to make beautiful, regular circles. To make nice rings, it's hard and it's long. Modou had become accustomed to live without hindrance and she's having a hard time dealing with this brass prison. Six kilos of metal around her neck, but also around wrists and ankles. At first, when you wear the rings, you don't feel very good. Your neck hurts a lot, but you get used to it. The pain is gone. But it's difficult. For example, to go to the toilet with the rings on the legs, it's not practical An unbearable straitjacket closing in on her, ring after ring.
Careful, you're hurting me, You're pulling too hard! Modou is on the verge of tears. It burns me. When you work, you accumulate dirt and sweat with the brass, it can cause skin problems. You really have to wash every day. The 16ᵉ ring closes around his neck. Sometimes female giraffes can wear up to 28 of them.
I don't want my daughter to wear rings, but it will be up to her to decide if she wants to wear them or not. Soon, no one will have them any more. So I'd prefer she don't do it Mae, on the other hand, is very proud of the work she has done. At 49, she is one of the oldest female giraffes in the region. My grandmother had some and I thought she looked good in it. The first time I put my rings on, it was very painful. But I don't know I liked it and I wanted to have more and more. I would never take my rings off.
I'm very attached to it. I'd rather die with it. On the edge of Myanmar, the giraffe women of Rangu are the last ones to carry on this tradition. Long live the king! His Majesty, Geoffroy Munongo, king of the Bayeke for 16 years, reigns over 1 million subjects. Under the guise of a debonair monarch, He is one of the most powerful men in Congo.
Today we celebrate a historic battle The day when his ancestor dared to defy the Belgian occupiers. Let's sing for our king! Let's dance for our king! We are honouring the king, in the song No one is as great as the king! That's why he is our guide! For over 150 years. people have been doing a ceremony like this To honour the king.
Majesty, you can make love to every woman! Take me, take me! Dance is very important. We dance when there is a birth, we dance when we pass a diploma, when there is death, we dance. So it's like this This is one of the most powerful kings on the African continent. King Imwiko II. You must never turn your back on him.
Now, a battle is about to begin between his men. When the waters of the Zambezi River are about to invade his palace, the king orders the Kuomboka. Literally to get out of the water to reach the dry land. The exodus to his second home is done by dugout canoe with his court. It is at this point that the men of the region confront each other. Everyone wants to be selected as a royal paddler. For 300 years, the selection is ruthless.
Don't worry, you'll all take the test. You should know that we will not accept anyone who paddles badly. As you know, this is a serious matter. You'll have to work together. All boats are royal boats. So don't be offended if you're not on our king's boat. You can still paddle the other boats. There is also the Queen's boat and the boats that carry the royal couple's belongings. Now we will select the best ones to paddle on the boat of our monarch.
Send a second boat. The way to paddle, that's what's important. You are not suppose to go fast or slowly. You have to go properly. At the same pace as the other rowers. In the same direction. And it's far from obvious. You in the blue shirt. It's over for you, stop! You see the ones on that boat. We're not going to take them, they're no good. I told you to go towards the shore. You'll get stuck in the weeds. Look at that, they managed to get stuck in five minutes.
You can put the paddle down, you're not ready yet. There's no need for them to continue. Tell them to come back. Put another team on the boat. The king's presence is overdue He will come aboard when all his personal belongings are loaded. And there's no lack of it. This is our tradition and it's very important. We are coming out from water to the upperland
Under the eye of the symbol of his power that adorns his boat, King Imwiko II, accompanied by the Zambian Prime Minister, starts the exodus. The queen follows in a slightly smaller canoe. In its wake, the boats of the court and those of the royal mistresses. The elephant, the emblem of the physical strength and mental power of the king, seems to come alive in the tall grass,
Eight hours later, the giant dugout canoe touches the other side of the kingdom. The people are cheering for their king with great fanfare. For three days, the Lozis will celebrate the success of the crossing. A sound to wake the dead. For a good reason, the villagers are celebrating. With a very special ritual. The ancestors are dug up and taken to a new grave. For us, in the village, the ancestors are very important.
They protect us. They are the ones who gave us life. Even after their death, they are honored by taking good care of them. Not all graves are opened. To have this honor, the descendants paid. They make a first offering by sprinkling the body with alcohol. Then they walk their ancestor with music. On this day, a dozen dead people are shown to everyone. This ceremony also serves to bring together all the members of the same family in order to strengthen the relationship. This is my great uncle's body.
It's moving because I'm finding out that we're all going to end up like this. And when I see this, I am convinced that we should all love and care for each other. Because in life, if you don't have love, no one will take care of you like that. I am both moved and very happy. Before moving them into their new home, The family makes a last gift. In order to preserve the body longer, it is wrapped in a new cloth. It's normal to do that. And that way, our children will do the same when we are dead.
Generally, the families organize a ceremony every seven years. The time for them to save enough money to pay for the two-day party. A 600 kg pig has just been killed. Thanks to him, we'll be able to feed 1,400 people. And we also prepared 500 kilos of rice. Timi's family mourns the loss of two babies.
The mother and the older sister are dancing in honour of the missing children. The plastic bottles they carry, symbolize the two deceased. Before the British arrived, the Yolngu had a completely different way of honouring their dead. In old days, they used to pu the body on a tree And they left it there We didn't have any graves. We put the body on top of a tree. Then we waited until. the skin, everything were gone. Then we'd go back and get the bones.
We could wait a year. And we would come back and put the bones in an urn. The tribe starts the dance of death in order to make contact with the missing twins. When you dream, that's when the spirits speak to you. The dead can always talk to you and tell you that they love you. For a few years, the spirits go away, and sometimes they come back to tell you that something good will happen to you. Before he goes into the coffin, don't be surprised, the dead man is exposed to the whole village. He is dead.
Even though sadness marks the faces, for his family, Maxwell has only gone from one life to another. Then everyone comes to talk to him to get in his good graces. Have a good trip, you'll find your brother. You'll meet everyone there. You'll be welcomed there. What job will you do in the afterlife? After all the attention I gave you, you have abandoned me. We put the body like that because he is a student. and we lay him like that to present everybody that he is a child and still a student. If you are grown up the body is presented to the villagers in a sleep position.
But when you die young, the body is presented as if it were still alive. The dead can be sitting, standing or lying down. A coffin in the shape of a palm tree, for a palm oil producer. And another one in the shape of a sewing machine for the village tailor. All carpenters like Johnson work on order. Nothing is made in advance. The families wants unique coffins. This is the coffin. I'll open it for you if you like.
Precious ordered one in the shape of a cocoa bean for her nephew. It's nice, I'm okay The young man, cocoa farmer, lost his life in a car accident The road to the village is very bad. If we don't tie it properly, we can lose the coffin on the way. That's why we're trying to secure it. To go to the village. My nephew was leaving the cocoa plantation by car to go to the city. On the way, he had an accident with the tractor my brother was driving.
The family said to my brother: "Since the tractor belongs to you, you have to pay for the funeral." He has to pay for everything? Absolutely everything, even the food! It's a hard time for your brother. The carriers dance along all the way. to his final resting place. One more time, the dead must begin his new life with joy.
He's in the wrong way, turn this way!
