Sunday, September 18, 2011

Powwow


The Nottoway Indian Tribe had a powwow to which we were invited. As they were going to have Aztec dancers, and Josh is fond of Aztecs, we went. About an hour and a half drive from the beach, in Surry County. It was a contrast with Arizona--what it felt like was that out there, the people were Indians, whereas here, they were dressing up as Indians. Kind of like going to a medieval reenactment event where some people are in tights and tunics, but others are in jeans.

However, there was a Mexican couple there, who were in Aztec (or Aztec-ish) costume and did some dances. There were no obsidian knives,
sacrificial altars, or manifestations of Huitzilpochtli, but I guess you take what you can get.

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