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[[Image:Corroborree.jpg|right|thumb|A [[ballet]] performance based on the Corroboree]] | [[Image:Corroborree.jpg|right|thumb|A [[ballet]] performance based on the Corroboree]] | ||
A '''Corroboree''' is a ceremonial meeting of [[Australian Aborigine]]s. The word was used by coined by the European settlers of [[Australia]] in imitation of the Aboriginal word Caribberie. At a corroboree Aborigines interact with the [[Dreamtime (mythology)|Dreamtime]] through Dance, music and costume, many ceremonies act out events form The Dreaming. Many of the ceremonies are sacred and people from outside a community are not permitted to participate or watch. | A '''Corroboree''' is a ceremonial meeting of [[Australian Aborigine]]s. The word was used by coined by the European settlers of [[Australia]] in imitation of the Aboriginal word Caribberie. At a corroboree Aborigines interact with the [[Dreamtime (mythology)|Dreamtime]] through Dance, music and costume, many ceremonies act out events form The Dreaming. Many of the ceremonies are sacred and people from outside a community are not permitted to participate or watch. | ||
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| + | It is also the official name given to the prom night of the South Australian Matriculation program in Taylors College, Subang Jaya in Malaysia. Weird enough huh? And i think no other SAM student bothered to check up the meaning of "corroboree". except me, that is. Yours Faithfully, a SAM student. Cheers. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Australian Aboriginal mythology]] | *[[Australian Aboriginal mythology]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:42, 14 November 2005
- For the frog of the same name see, Corroboree frog.
A Corroboree is a ceremonial meeting of Australian Aborigines. The word was used by coined by the European settlers of Australia in imitation of the Aboriginal word Caribberie. At a corroboree Aborigines interact with the Dreamtime through Dance, music and costume, many ceremonies act out events form The Dreaming. Many of the ceremonies are sacred and people from outside a community are not permitted to participate or watch.
It is also the official name given to the prom night of the South Australian Matriculation program in Taylors College, Subang Jaya in Malaysia. Weird enough huh? And i think no other SAM student bothered to check up the meaning of "corroboree". except me, that is. Yours Faithfully, a SAM student. Cheers. http://www.taylors.edu.my
See also
