I never seem to have my camera with me when I see something awesome. In my defense however, I did not think that a funeral was the place to bring a camera. (This is not my picture but the closest thing I saw in a quick google search)
Last Tuesday I went to the funeral of my pricipal's brother. After a few hours in church, then an hour or two spent eating and drinking, the jujus came out. Jujus are traditional festive dancers that usually come out at large death celebrations. They have giant masks on top of their heads, and they cover their faces. They carry what looks like horsetails, but with handles that are highly decorated. They will throw this at people in the crowd, and if you get hit you are supposed to come and dance with the juju (and give him money). I was standing with a bunch of teachers from my school when a juju threw one. It hit both me and the person next to me. At the time I didn't know what I was supposed to do, so I pretended that it hit my neighbor more than me. He went and danced and gave the juju money. I moved further back so that I wouldn't be hit again. A few minutes later however, the same juju threw a very skillful shot that avoided both people in front of me and hit solely me. Since there was no way to avoid it this time I went out and danced with him for a minute before running back to the edges. It was hard to go out in front of such a large crowd and dance, but it was an awesome experience to see and participate in.
