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17 novembre 2014

Labattoir

Labattoir
The 11th of November was Armistice Day. A bank holiday. I'd been looking forward to sleeping in and having a nice lazy day, knowing I would be playing bridge in the evening and that I had a bit of marking to do. A colleague of mine, however, didn't quite...
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Tags: ceremony,  pupils,  school,  november,  french,  letter,  11,  armistice,  foreign,  labattoir,  legion,  military,  monument,  russian,  soldier
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23 juillet 2012

Ben and Toirfia

Ben and Toirfia
We went to our Very First Grand Wedding on Friday. Just part of it. Grand Weddings in Mayotte generally take place in the austral winter months, read from June to September. Weddings here are very ritualised occasions. For months before the wedding, the...
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Tags: food,  ceremony,  salouva,  women,  henna,  wedding,  m'biwi,  kofia,  make-up,  marriage,  men,  money,  parade
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9 juillet 2012

M'biwi Contest

M'biwi Contest
On a Sunday at the end of last month, there was the 2nd M'biwi Contest. M'biwi is a ceremony which is generally practised during weddings or other big occasions. It's a women's ceremony. They sit on the floor and bang two pieces of bamboo together to...
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Tags: mayotte,  ceremony,  girl,  mbiwi,  salouva,  women,  traditional,  dance,  contest,  sing,  wedding
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15 décembre 2011

Bouéni Jolie

Bouéni Jolie
You often see girls and women here with m’zindzano on their faces. It’s a beauty mask made from sandalwood ground on a pure coral table, mixed with a little water. The table is made of one piece of coral, and often weighs 3 or 4 kilograms. It is the fine...
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Tags: mayotte,  ceremony,  coral,  mask,  photo,  beauty,  boueni,  mdzindzano,  jewellery,  cosmetic,  mzindzano,  paste,  sandalwood,  skin
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25 septembre 2011

Dress codes

Dress codes
At the airport The traditional dress here is called a salouva, and they have a turban on their head, known as a kishali, often just worn as a scarf over the head. It’s all very colourful, though probably not terribly practical. Salouvas are made from...
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Tags: mayotte,  airport,  ceremony,  clothes,  dress,  girl,  heat,  kishali,  ladies,  mbiwi,  salouva,  scarf,  skirt,  t-shirt,  women,  wrap
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