In the Next day, I was woke up by Mbira music. The ceremony was still continued. Players kept playing Mbira alternately.
When I went to the living room, many people had been gone and some were sleeping on the floor. Everyone seemed exhausted.


翌日ンビラの演奏で目が覚めた。儀式が終わるまではンビラの演奏は続く。奏者は交互に仮眠を取りながら引き続ける。リビングにあれだけ沢山いた人達は大分減って、みんなグッタリ。



Women of this house had no time to rest. They were already up and started preparing breakfast.

家の女性陣は休む暇も無く、朝飯の準備を始めていた。何だが日本の正月に見るような光景に似ている。



The sponsor guy also seemed exhausted. However, he looked happy since he had enough conversation with the spirit.

精霊達と一晩中話したおっちゃんもグッタリ。結構な歳なはずだけれど、沢山話せて嬉しそうだった。



At the noon, the ceremony was still on going. We were exhausted and very hungry.
It's time for the lunch. They had had some alive chickens yesterday. They killed those in this morning and treated all the guests with them.

昼になってもまだ儀式は終わらない、飲んで踊って腹が減って来た頃ご馳走の時間。儀式の前に買って来ていた鶏をバラして残っている人達に振舞われた。
みんな待っていましたかのようにがっついていた。アフリカの一般家庭なんかではこんなご馳走はそうそう食べられない。



I don't know when the spirits went away from the body but by the noon, Garikayi became normal already. Another person who had shaken last night was gone.
By the late afternoon, many people had been gone. Then, the sponsor guy talked in front of the people, and they played Mbira to bring to the finish the ceremony. It was finally ended, I thought.

いつどのタイミングで精霊達が帰って行ったのかは定かではないけれど、昼の段階でガリカエさんは普通になっていた。痙攣していた女性も朝にはいなくなってたし、どういうタイミングで儀式が終わるのかはわからない。ただ、ポツポツ人が帰り始める中、夕方ンビラの奏者達が締めの演奏をして、主催のおっちゃんが何かを喋ったのが締めのように思われた。


Even though the ceremony was over, there were still a lot of alcohol, 7days left. We kept drunk and played Mbira.
I don't know when it was exactly over but seemed ended when we drunk all alcohol.
Through this experience, I was more interested in Zimbabwe and loving people here. Their spiritualism and hospitality seemed the link to Japanese culture.

この家に滞在している自分達はさらに7daysを飲み続け、儀式が終わったのにみんなンビラを弾いて過ごした。
ひとまずこれで儀式は終わった。書ききれない事がこの5日間の間にまだ沢山あるのだけれど、この儀式を通してジンバブエの人達がさらに好きになった。先祖を敬い、客人をもてなす心、何か日本人に近いものをすごく感じることができた。