Dancing devils of Corpus Christi

Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi nyɛla  Venezuelan adiini chuɣu shɛli niriba pam ni mi ka di puhiri Corpus Christi, ka di niŋdi presence of Christ din be Eucharist. Di nyɛla din niŋdi ni 11 brotherhoods ban yina "Region" koŋkoba na, ka mali niriba ban kalinli gari 5,000 ka bɛ ni ŋun kpaŋ o maŋ pam nyɛ Dancing Devils of Yare. UNESCO nyɛla ban daa nyɛ li ka daa zaŋ li pahi Intangible Cultural Heritage yuuni 2012.

 Taarihi 
Brotherhood laɣingu ŋɔ nyɛla din daa piligi mid seventeenth century  Aragua mini Vargas. Yuuni 1749 piligu,  Corpus Christi nyɛla waa shɛli din daa wari ka dabba, paɣaba n-ti pahi bihi zaa nyɛ ban yɛri nima ka alizini nim la ka di nyɛla bɛ yɛn gbaai la alikawli ni Blessed Sacrament.

Niriba pam nyɛla ban mali lahabali koŋkoba zaŋ n-ti Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi. Lahabali shɛli wuhiya ni San Francisco de Yare brotherhood, yuun kobisi nahi nyaaŋa (400 years ago), buɣi jamdi ŋun daa bi tooi gbubi procession of Corpus Christi yɛliya: "di yi niŋ ka liɣiri bee ban mali dihitabili gbubi Blessed Sacrament in procession, din ŋuna alizini nim kam na!" Ka di niŋ ka pɔhim ʒɛbu nyaaŋa, alizini nim pam nyɛla ban daa tahi bɛ maŋ na church maa tooni.

Lahabali shɛŋa din gba yina zaŋ jɛndi Yare brotherhoods, kundivihira shɛŋa ni nyɛla din be novel Peonía ka ŋun daa sabi li nyɛ Manuel Vicente Romero Garcia, buɣisiri li wahi wariba ŋɔ ni daa nyɛ Cúa alizina shɛm yuuni 1870s.

 Brotherhoods 
Laɣingu pin'yini nyɛ guilds, ʒilɛli ni bee laɣingu shɛŋa din wari yuuni yuuni waa ŋɔ jamdi ka gbaari alikawli ni  Blessed Sacrament. Di zaa nyɛla ʒingama laɣinsi ni bɛ ʒilɛli ni saawara ni. Laɣingu shɛŋa nyɛla din yina n-ti mali liɣiri tabiri sɔŋdi li.

 Dancing Devils of Yare
 Dancing Devils of Ocumare de la Costa
 Dancing Devils of Cata
 Dancing Devils of Cuyagua
 Dancing Devils of Turiamo
 Dancing Devils of Chuao
 Dancing Devils of Patanemo
 Dancing Devils of San Rafael de Orituco
 Dancing Devils of Tinaquillo
 Dancing Devils of San Millán
 Dancing Devils of Naiguatá

Din yɛn che ka laɣingu ŋɔ chani viɛnyɛla, ninvuɣ shɛba nyɛla ban ʒini "national meetings," ka laɣingu kam nyɛ din ʒini tiŋ koŋkoba. Lala zuɣu National Association of Dancing Devils of Corpus Christi nyɛla binshɛli bɛn daa kpa ka di nia nyɛla di zaŋ sokam laɣim.

Yare
Dancing Devils of Yare (Diablos Danzantes del Yare) nyɛla adiini chɛɣu yuli ka bɛ niŋdi li San Francisco de Yare, Miranda, Venezuela, Corpus Christi dabisili dali. The Sociedades del Santísimo (Societies of the Holiest) nyɛ din su di niŋbu. Di nyɛla din piligi 18th century, ka di nyɛ zaɣa kurili n-ti brotherhood zaŋ n-ti American continent.

Corpus Christi kam (alaamishi dabisa awɔi nyaaŋa nyɛ Holy Thursday), waa ŋɔ yuli booni "Dancing Devils," ka bɛ yɛri nima din nyɛ colorful garments (ka di tooi nyɛ zaɣa ʒee).

Procession and dress code
Chuɣu ŋɔ nyɛla chuɣu shɛli bɛn niŋdi ka mali bɛ zaɣa niŋdi saint Saint Francis of Paola mini Jesus Christ din be Blessed Sacrament. Bɛ piligiri li la alaaba dali ni wake where fulías (ka bɛ ŋmɛri ni binkumda ), décimas (native form of poetry) nyɛla  yiinda shɛli hali ni yuŋ. Dabisili shɛli din paya na maa bɛ nyɛla ban yɛn wari waa gindi tiŋ maa. Bɛ lahi nyɛla ban wari waa doli palli ka yɛ niin ʒɛhi ni masks,  corríos (octosyllabic musical poems).

Kundivihira 

Translated from: Spanish language Wikipedia

External links

NY Times feature on the Dancing Devils

Category:Venezuelan culture
Category:Miranda (state)
Category:Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Category:South American folklore
Category:Demons in Christianity
Category:Christian festivals in South America