Nyau (also: Nyao meaning mask [1] or initiation) is a secret society of the Chewa, an ethnic group of the Bantu peoples from Central and Southern Africa. [2] The Nyau society consists of …

nyau masked dance may have origins as far back as the Late Stone Age hunter-gatherer societies, and traces the separation of nyau from rain shrine worship as an indication that the …

2015年5月6日 · In 2010, photographer Vlad Sokhin gained rare access to the rituals and practices of the Nyau brotherhood, a secret society of the Chewa people that exists in communities in …

2017年4月18日 · Members of the Nyau brotherhood, who dance the famous "Gule Wamkulu," know how to keep their identities hidden. Now the group of initiated Chewa men in Malawi, …

2021年12月13日 · Gule Wamkulu was a secret cult, involving a ritual dance practiced among the Chewa in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique.

Nyau is a spiritual society of the Chewa people, who are well known because of their masquerade dances, “Gule Wamkulu” (the “Great Dance). Dances occur during public holidays, …

The Gule Wamkulu dress as living or deceased humans or animals and the Nyau dancers attempt to communicate the messages of their ancestors to the villagers. I was recently privileged to …

Nyau is the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound a cat makes (meow), a reference to his cat-like appearance. Nyau shares his name with a secret society of an ethnic group found in Africa, …

2017年4月12日 · 切瓦人居住在赞比亚极东地带、津巴布韦的西北部和马拉维，Nyau是切瓦人内部的一个神秘族群。 非洲神秘的面具族Nyau穿着夸张的服饰，带着狰狞的面具，拿着大刀，出 …

2013年5月11日 · Nyau culture is a secret society of the Chewa, a tribe of the Bantu people from Central and Southern Africa who observe a series of secret rituals which are associated with …