Pow Wow

　                                         10th anniversary the Pow Wow

                                                                                                           Takuya Yamane

I would talk about the Pow Wow. I went to the Pow Wow on Saturday, March 10. I thought that the Pow Wow was not an interesting thing. But I went because I was interesting in intercultural events .

 And I felt anything to use my five senses.

First I felt nostalgic for the smell. I thought this smell was looks like Japanese SENKOU. I thought this smell resembled but I felt silently different. I did not know what was difference smell. It was sage grass to purify the area.

 Second I ate smoked salmon. I ate it and this taste was unique. Smoked salmon was so delicious.

 Third Pow Wow started ceremony. I heard various sounds. In the first I heard drumming. This sound was so powerful and surrounding people gave off unique voice. I was attracted by it. People’s voices were powerful and great.

 Fourth I saw anything. One I saw a dance. Dance was powerful feeling and force to moving. Clothes were so beautiful. So, clothes had many color and many bird’s wing. I did not see such clothes in Japan. I thought that the  clothes looked mysterious. Next I saw many a shop there. I saw flute, object, decoration, cloth, accessories etc. I was interested to see how animal fur and bones were used for making things. For example, they used fur of rabbit and to use bone of animal decoration. I was amazed they were selling animal things. But I did not buy any.

Lastly I thought Pow Wow was so exciting and unique. And I knew it only one country of the world. Because I thought that Japan did not have such cultures.  This cultural was careful with nature and united with nature. And I felt Dancing was as if their ‘s body was eagle. When I looked it, eagle was dancing. I was so exciting and amazing in Pow Wow.

I felt anything. But I thought that Pow Wow was not easy to express in words. I thought that I looked and felt all.