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Ari Moyang celebration at Carey Island - Malaysia

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The Mah Meri tribe of Selangor celebrates Ari Moyang (Ancestor’s Day), a celebration about giving thanks to the spirits for all the good things that had been bestowed upon the villagers. Carey Island, Selangor.
in Society, on the 22nd of February 2012

A shaman uses rice powder based solutions, mixed with flowers and leaves to mark the foreheads and forearms during rituals.

ID: 1066935

Women performing ritual songs and music from bamboo, viola, drum, and brass.

ID: 1066937

Performance of the Mahyin Jo-oh dance during the Ari Moyang celebration.

ID: 1066938

Men wearing wooden masks perform, the Mahyin Jo-oh dance during the Ari Moyang celebration.

ID: 1066940
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