Whenever we heard the word festival, we can imagine an occasion where people gather and get merry all day long. At present, there are a thousand events like this around the globe and each of them are uniquely presented to others. You can bet to have this feeling of excitement when you attend the pow wows 2019 celebration which is perhaps the feast to commence all of them.

In a stricter sense, the event is a social gathering organized by different Native American societies. However, the modern version today is when these people held it to give value to their cultures, coupled with dancing and singing all the day long or perhaps will last for a week. Sometimes, there would be dance competitions among different tribal groups with a sizeable monetary reward for the winners.

Perhaps this festival has the longest time of preparation as it sometimes takes almost a year to prepare for it. Sponsoring this event is sometimes shouldered by tribal groups who will then prepare everything for the big day. They will spread the news, prepare the place of festivity and reach out to vendors who can sell their local products to the guests.

One major characteristicis the loud drumming sounds that could be heard for many miles. It is a crucial and integral part for the celebration, since it accentuates the mood the people had for the festivity. Accompanying these beats are songs which are sung repeatedly, be it coming from the Northern high pitched style or the Southern low pitched one.

Every movement in the dances are a reflection of how rich and colorful is their tradition. Keeping the flow of the program is what the master of ceremonies, often the most senior and deemed knowledgeable on the tribal ways. This person can help make the spectators explain to them what is happening all around and may add light jokes on it.

At the beginning, dancers in processional alignment would come together and did their thing as if inviting the folks to be one with them in their celebration. It is also expected that they will participate their bidding, as the dances is described to be very dynamic and rhythmically fast. Spectators would get a load of sight seeing pleasures as they see adults as well as young children dressed up in their full regalia.

As the sang and danced, you would notice that they do it in circles. The shape is actually an important symbol for the tribes, as it signifies that diagram we call as the cycle of life. In the middle of this, a pole with a white flag is placed as a sign of peace for all people attending the event.

Their songs hold a special place in their hearts, as these carry along their rich traditions and culture ultimately passing them on to the next generation. Most of them are still sung in their native languages, whether composed originally or a revival of some sort. Usually, when singing commences, that is also the start of dancing by different groups.

These people are the original settlers of our country and it is a high time we give them something in return. We need to stop being ethnocentric towards others, and look at other cultures as unique and beautiful on their own. Feasts should unite us as a single group of people who understand each other very well.