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Glastonbury map, showing parking. Please don't park around The Tor.
Didjeridu or Yidaki
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SacredA story about how the Didjeridu came to beThree men were camped out on a cold night in the outback.One of the men told another to put a log on the fire, because the fire was getting low and it was very cold. So, the other man turned and grabbed a log, which was awfully light to the touch, for it was hollow. As he went to drop it into the fire, he noticed the entire length was covered with termites. He did not know what to do, for he could not throw the branch into the fire, because it would kill the termites, and his friends were telling him to do so because it was so cold. So, he carefully removed all the termites from the outside of the log by scooping them into his hand, and he deposited them inside the hollow branch. Then he raised the branch to his lips and blew the termites into the air. The termites blown into the air became the stars, and the first Didjeridu was created. Sacred origins of the DidjeriduAboriginal people in Arnhem Land, in Australia's remote Northern Territory, are recognised as the traditional owners or custodians of the Didjeridu. To the Yolngu people, for instance, there is a body of knowledge relating to the origins of the instrument that stretch far back into the 'Dreamtime' - when the world was first created. In this part of the world there exists deep sacred knowledge that is closely guarded by elders and by those who are vested with the authority to protect and maintain the religious life of the people.Didjeridu players throughout the world, are reminded of the special place the Didjeridu has in culture. The Didjeridu is a totem, a symbol of identity and authority, and a musical instrument. In public ceremonies, the Didjeridu is played to accompany singing and the pattern of clapstick beats particular to each clan. In some secret ceremonies, a different sort of Didjeridu is brought out, only initiated men may view this special instrument and its inner secrets are only known by the most senior elders vested with maintaining the law. Transgression of the law carries serious penalties including death by sorcery. When the Ancestral Beings created the land, animals, plants and all other life forms, they also laid down a set of rules and regulations so that human beings could live within a system of law. The Didjeridu and its origins are part of this law. In this sense, the Didjeridu and its associated mythologies are the foundation blocks for life itself because the Didjeridu and its inner manifestations have their roots in Creation Stories much like the Book of Genesis in the Bible. A Didjeridu made by a traditional owner or custodian has spirit. The spirit is in the instrument itself, a genealogy dating back to the first Didjeridu. An instrument made by a non-Indigenous person, on the other hand, has no spirit but is merely a musical instrument like a trumpet or a trombone. The same applies to Didjeridus made by Aboriginal people who do not have the instrument as part of their cultural heritage. |
Links
Hand made, English wood, Didjeridus, ethically sourced from fallen trees:
anticearthworks.co.uk
Some of our information is from
ididj.com.au
Traditional Arnhem Land Didjeridu music:
manikay.com
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