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MoAD Salon > Maafa
Maafa: Remember
Sunset, sunrise.
In the breaking of the tides…
She lulls us to the shore…
Whispering remembrances…
I hear her voice.
Maafa, Kiswahili for great disaster or unimaginable horror,
is a commemoration that takes place in many cities in the “New World.”
It is a time for people of the African Diaspora to reflect upon and honor
their ancestors that experienced the horror of the Middle Passage. For
many, it is also a time to contemplate contemporary society and the lives
of people of the Diaspora today. Many commemorations that take place on
the coasts of the North and South American continents culminate in a Sunrise
Ceremony, where people gather on the beach to greet the sun and the spirits
of the ancestors.
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