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... Even though that the Molimo Festival takes place in the dark forest of the Congo, there are many similarities between their festivals and our festivals. ... Women’s intelligence is insulted by this ritual, however this type of degradation and insult during musical rituals did not die in the forest of the Congo. ... It is even clear to a wet-behind-the-ears Westerner that the Molimo is suppose to represent an animal of the forest. ... The people who go to Mardi Gras wear masks and behave in a way that is not normal in everyday life. ... Both festivals also have certain rules that people are supposed to follow. ...
“Every evening, when the women shut themselves up, pretending that they were afraid to see “the animal of the forest”; every evening, when the men gathered around the fire, pretending they thought the women though the drainpipes were animals; every evening when the trumpet drainpipes imitated leopards and elephants and buffalos (83).
Approximate Word count = 1672
Approximate Pages = 6.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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