Rituals

Question 1

What is a ritual?

Answer 1

A solemn and sacred ceremony.

Question 2

What is a ceremony?

Answer 2

Ceremonies follow an arranged of actions and sounds. It is unique to the cultures. Ceremonies are repeated monthly or annually. It gives meaning to an event, reaffirm beliefs of cultural group, establish the accepted behaviors

Question 3

What is this solemn?

Answer 3

Means that the ceremony must be taken seriously and is a formal occasion

Question 4

What is sacred?

Answer 4

Means the ceremony is connected to God and is therefore spiritual and religious

Question 5

What are the origins of rituals?

Answer 5

Origins are lost in pre-history and we only have drawings on the cave walls. It is the earliest human record of rituals ceremonies. Humans have engaged in ritual since the beginning of time

Question 6

Why did the primitive man develop worship ceremonies?

Answer 6

The primitive man develop ceremonies is for Gods of sky and earth. They believe God assist everyday

Question 7

How are ceremonies is carried out?

Answer 7

Carried out the reminding, singing and dancing of myths to explain, illustrate, beliefs

Question 8

Who are the people that directed ceremonies?

Answer 8

People directed ceremonies are known as poet, interpretations, Shaman, medicine man or Sangoma

Question 9

Who are the people that are able to speak to the gods?

Answer 9

The directors of the ceremonies were able to speak to the gods as they knew magical/spiritual language

Question 10

What is pre-history?

Answer 10

Pre-history is history that occurred before the invention of writing systems, records. History passed down orally

Question 11

What is celebrations in a community involved?

Answer 11

Celebrations in a community involved forms of presentation amongst a gathering of people in a community. It is a dramatic form. It is in Hance through dance, music, speech and costumes. Involves performers, performance space and audience

Question 12

What was the style of dance unique?

Answer 12

Style of dance was unique to the cultural group, described as imitate him. It mimics/ call Pete movement of their immediate environment such as people and animals

Question 13

What is dance used to assist?

Answer 13

It is used to assist telling of a ritual story by physically acting out of characters

Question 14

What are the three functions of dance?

Answer 14

1. Physically create characters in ritual story
2. Intensely express emotions by adding atmosphere/mood of ritual performance
3. Create spectacle and excitement in performance

Question 15

What is music in rituals?

Answer 15

Common in rituals. Instrument or simplistic and common to areas where community lived. It is handmade such as mbira, natural horn. Singing was also integrated

Question 16

What are the three functions of music?

Answer 16

1. Enhance atmosphere
2. Build ritual to frenzy or spiritual passion
3. Accompany singers, dancers, speaker in telling a story

Question 17

What is speech and dialogue in a ritual?

Answer 17

Dialogue Hardly used. Perform is used predominantly vocal sounds and singing. Phrases were repeated as a question or answer structure between performers and audience.

Question 18

What are the three functions of speech and dialogue?

Answer 18

1. Tells a story which is accompanied by a song
2. Verbally create characters
3. Connect audience to story

Question 19

What is mask and costume in a ritual?

Answer 19

Want to impersonate characters as animals or supernatural beings. Tried to believe spirit were attracted by their own likeliness by using masks/costume to attract and embody animal/spirit. They use make up to cover their bodies such as paint, ashes, juice from fruits. They made use of natural resources in religion and we traditional. Style match is this tribe

Question 20

What are the three functions of masks and costumes in rituals?

Answer 20

1. Hide individual performer
2. But comes possessed by magic of God and use of magic to heal sick or bless families
3. And atmosphere/magic to the performance

Question 21

Who are the performers?

Answer 21

Members of the community that are highly skilled and disciplined or specifically selected due to faith or social standing.

Question 22

True or false physical actions or dance were realistic

Answer 22

False. Physical action/dance was not realistic

Question 23

What is described as mutual faith?

Answer 23

They only found out/understood through participation and involvement of spectators described as mutual faith

Question 24

Who was the audience?

Answer 24

Is involved every member of the community

Question 25

Why was there no distinction between the audience and the perfomers?

Answer 25

Everyone was equally involved in. Performances were solemn and sacred which means meet your faith was necessary to be significant and community building. It led to a greater sent on the community

Question 26

What were the spatial arrangements?

Answer 26

It varies according to the cultural group. Often a circular area in the middle of the village. May have been a backdrop which the space usually was three sided.

Question 27

Why was the circle arrangement seen as significant?

Answer 27

Circle is significant as it is seen as a symbol of life, unbroken and continue with. There is no end and no beginning