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Collection	Volunteer Photos
Photo Title	Fire Jumper, Dominica
Photo Description	Tewe Vaval ceremony as celebrated by the native Kalinago tribe to mark the end of "King Carnival". A colorful cardboard coffin effigy of the "King" is slowly paraded up and down the streets in Kalanago territory to the sound of repeated chants, waving palm leaves, and beat of drums and blow of conch shells. At the end of the march, the coffin is stacked on top of a heap of dried palm leaves and the tribal men jump through the flames to show their bravery.
Contributor	Daniel Loffredo
Region	Caribbean
Country of Service	Dominica
Service Dates (Beginning)	2003
Service Dates (Ending)	2005
Sector	Community Development
Decade	2000s
Keywords	Ceremonies
Resource Type	Photo
Format	JPG; 47 KB
Date created	2010-02-04

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