Egyptian Mythology and Folklore-1 (The Tanoura Show )

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Coming to you from Egypt, District 2450 , and since it is our last year in this unique district and we are celebrating Egypt in December we shall show you some of the beautiful Egyptian folklore and myths collecting it to you from here and there ,Most modern Egyptian folklore is based on tales and beliefs transferred from earlier generations by narration, some dances and music reflect the nature of the place it is coming from

Voila !!!

one of the most remarkable folkloric Egyptian dances 
is the Tanoura dance 

 The philosophical idea behind the tanoura dance :

 The dancers wear a white dress. Then they wear some colorful skirts over the white dress. the dancers start whirling on music and present different colors of their colorful skirts to communicate a message that we are living in a colorful world. We are indulging in many non-spiritual activities through out the life. Finally they remove all the colorful skirts and appear in white dress to quote the message that everything left here at the time of salvation,

young man dressed in a yellow skirt with four colours representing the four seasons of the year, and other dancers wearing a different colour that varies in reflection of different planets rotating around the sun.

What’s all the swirling about?

 Mawlawis say " the world begins at a point and ends at the same point, taking after the circular motions."

 

 

 

The Tanoura dervish dance is originally a religious cultural contemplative practice, where you might get the feel of a spiritual connection behind all these swirls and turns, the groove, the music and the colours are just overwhelming.

 Sufi men are usually passionate, creating this symbolic dance of Acknowledging God, a 

It is said that it reflects the relationship of the earth, sky, God and man, connecting them all through that deep and oriental dance. Specially when a dancer opens his arms wide open receiving God’s acceptance and beneficence.

Where can we see the Tanoura dance  ?

Tanoura Dance is about arts and culture held at wekalet elghouri , located near by the famous Moez Street at el Hussein and Azhar Old Islamic Cairo area, which hosts free  repeated shows on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8.30 to 9.30 pm.

Hope you enjoyed reading this and stay tuned for other different myths , dances and different Egyptian folktales.

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International Understanding Committee