🇲🇱 ДОГОНЫ: ПРИШЕЛЬЦЫ С СИРИУСА 🪐

Открытые для посещений европейскими этнографами в начале 20-го века догоны, настолько выбивались из общего ряда, что породили целую концепцию об их неземном происхождении.

Поводом для этого стали выводы изучавшего догонов французского этнолога Марселя Гриоля и других его соотечественников.
Ученые раскрыли догонское видение Вселенной, творения бога Аммы. Среди прочего, они сообщили, что старейшины племени знают о существовании спутников Юпитера, колец Сатурна, невидимой звезды Сириус В и многое другое. Эта сенсационная информация была массово растиражирована как доказательство посещения земли инопланетянами.

Однако этнографы, посетившие догонов в более позднее время, эту информацию не подтвердили. Термин «сиги толо», который, по мнению Гриоля, относится к Сириусу, на самом деле обозначает любое светило, включая Венеру и Солнце. За 11 лет исследования племени этнографы не обнаружили никаких следов «тайных знаний», хотя общались также и с собеседниками Гриоля.

Экспедиция MZUNGU EXPEDITIONS в Мали🇲🇱, май 2021
©️ Alexey Kolbov / Mzungu Expeditions, 2021

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🇲🇱DOGONS: ALIENS FROM SIRIUS 🪐

Dogons, opened for visiting by European ethnographers at the beginning of the 20th century, were so out of character that they gave rise to a concept of their unearthly origin.

The reason for this was the conclusions of the French ethnologist Marcel Griaule and his compatriots, who studied Dogons.

Scientists have revealed the Dogon vision of the Universe, the creation of the god Amma. Among other things, they reported that the tribal elders were aware of the existence of Jupiter's moons, the rings of Saturn, the invisible star Sirius B, and more. This sensational information was massively replicated as evidence of aliens visiting the Earth.

However, ethnographers who visited the Dogon at a later time did not confirm this information. The term "sigi tolo", which, according to Griaule, refers to Sirius, actually means any star, including Venus and the Sun. For 11 years of researching the tribe, ethnographers have not found any traces of "secret knowledge", although they also communicated with Griaule’s companions.

Expedition of MZUNGU EXPEDITIONS to Mali 🇲🇱, May 2021
©️ Alexey Kolbov / Mzungu Expeditions, 2021
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🇲🇱 МАЛИ: СТРАНА ДОГОНОВ 2.0🪐

Друзья, мы летим в Мали!

Да, именно так! Мы снова отправляемся в сердце древних африканских империй!

Было много желающих, не попавших в наш майский трип, поэтому мы сделаем ещё одну экспедицию уже в июне, которую поведёт Мзунгу.

Глиняные мечети из списка ЮНЕСКО🛕и рынки фетишей, красочные церемонии с ужасающими масками👹 и ритуальные анимистские танцы, африканская Венеция Мопти и легендарный мистический Тимбукту🌪 - Всё это и даже больше!

От красок Мали рябит в глазах. Мы встретим и будем фотографировать мандинка, туарегов, фулани, бамбара, римайбе, бобо, бозо, сонгай... И конечно же знаменитые танцы догонов!🔥

В общем, друзья, есть ещё пара мест в нашей международной команде, и мы ждем настоящих тревелеров, готовых к большим приключениям!

🛖Едем с 13 по 23 июня 2021.
🛖От 2450 евро при 12 участниках
🛖Подробная программа: https://www.mzunguexpeditions.com/mali_2021

📸 За фото догонов огромное спасибо Тане Ивановой! @t.n.ivanova

©️Tatiana Ivanova,
Alexey Kolbov / Mzungu Expeditions, 2021

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🇲🇱 MALI: DOGON COUNTRY 2.0🪐

Friends, we are going to Mali!

Yes exactly! We're flying to the heart of ancient African empires again!

There were many travellers who were not included in our May trip, so we will make another expedition in June, led by Mzungu.

Clay mosques from the UNESCO list🛕, and fetish markets, colorful ceremonies with terrifying masks👹 and ritual animist dances, African Venice Mopti and the legendary mystical Timbuktu🌪 - All this and more!

Mali is dazzling with colors. We will meet and take pictures of Mandinka, Tuareg, Fulani, Bambara, Rimaibe, Bobo, Bozo, Songhai ... And of course the famous Dogon dances! 🔥

In general, friends, there are a couple more places in our international team, and we are waiting for real travelers, ready for great adventures!

🛖 We go from 13 to 23 June 2021.
🛖From € 2450 subject to 12 participants
🛖Detailed program: https://www.mzunguexpeditions.com/mali_2021_en

📸 Many thanks to Tanya Ivanova for the Dogon photo! @ t.n.ivanova

©️Tatiana Ivanova,
Alexey Kolbov / Mzungu Expeditions, 2021

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🇲🇱 МАЛИ: СТРАНА ДОГОНОВ 🪐

Друзья, уже скоро состоится наша экспедиция в Мали!

Мы едем с 26 мая по 6 июня!

❗️ЛИДИРУЕТ МЗУНГУ💥

Есть ещё несколько мест, пишите!😉

Это одна из любимых наших экспедиций❤️

Глиняные мечети из списка ЮНЕСКО🛕и рынки фетишей, красочные церемонии с ужасающими масками👹 и ритуальные анимистские танцы, африканская Венеция Мопти и легендарный мистический Тимбукту🌪 - Всё это и даже больше!

Здесь живет множество ярких племён и народов. Мы встретим и будем фотографировать мандинка, туарегов, фулани, бамбара, римайбе, бобо, бозо, сонгай... И конечно же знаменитые танцы догонов!🔥

👹Едем с 26 мая по 6 июня 2022
👹От 2790 евро при 11 участниках
👹Подробная программа: https://www.mzunguexpeditions.com/mali_2022

©️Alexey Kolbov / Mzungu Expeditions, 2021

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🇲🇱 MALI: DOGON COUNTRY 🪐

Dear friends, soon we start our expedition to Mali! We travel on May 26 - June 6.

💥 Mzungu leads!

There are few places left, join us😉

This is one of our beloved countries❤️

Clay mosques from the UNESCO list🛕, and fetish markets, colorful ceremonies with terrifying masks👹 and ritual animist dances, African Venice Mopti and the legendary mystical Timbuktu🌪 - All this and more!

Mali is dazzling with colors. We will meet and take pictures of Mandinka, Tuareg, Fulani, Bambara, Rimaibe, Bobo, Bozo, Songhai... And of course famous Dogon dances! 🔥

👹We travel on May 26 - June 6, 2022
👹From € 2790 subject to 11 participants
👹Detailed program: https://www.mzunguexpeditions.com/mali_2022

©️Alexey Kolbov / Mzungu Expeditions, 2021

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🇲🇱 МАЛИ. НЕ УПУСТИТЕ ШАНС! ЖДЕМ В НАШЕЙ КОМАНДЕ! 🤩

🌍 Этно-экспедиция в сердце древних африканских империй уже на за горами!

🔜 Мы познакомимся с потомками великих цивилизаций и ощутим дыхание истории!

🔝Одна из главных миссий этого увлекательного трипа - добраться до легендарного Тимбукту! И мы должны сделать это! 💪

🛕Ну и конечно же самые экзотические места, народы и племена.

Мандинка, туареги, фулани, бамбара, римайбе, бобо, бозо, сонгай... А? Как вам, друзья!

А также - глиняные мечети, рынки фетишей, красочные церемонии и ритуальные анимистские танцы, африканская Венеция Мопти и знаменитые танцы догонов!

💥Надо ехать! Лидирует Мзунгу) Это будет эпично, как, впрочем, и всегда!

👹Едем с 26 мая по 6 июня 2022
👹От 2790 евро при 11 участниках
👹Подробная программа: https://www.mzunguexpeditions.com/mali_2022

©️Alexey Kolbov / Mzungu Expeditions, 2021

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🇲🇱 MALI. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE! WAITING YOU IN OUR CREW!

🌍 Ethno-expedition to the heart of ancient African empires is just around the corner!

🔜 We will meet the descendants of great civilizations and feel the breath of history!

🔝 One of the main missions of this exciting trip is to get to the legendary Timbuktu! And we must do it! 💪

🛕 And of course the most exotic places, peoples and tribes!

Mandinka, Tuaregs, Fulani, Bambara, Rimaybe, Bobo, Bozo, Songhai... Mmm... fantastic! What do you think, friends!

And there are also - clay mosques, fetish markets, colourful ceremonies and ritual animist dances, the African Venice of Mopti and the famous Dogon dance!

💥 We really have to go! Mzungu is leading) It will be epic, as always!

👹We travel on May 26 - June 6, 2022
👹From € 2790 subject to 11 participants
👹Detailed program: https://www.mzunguexpeditions.com/mali_2022

©️Alexey Kolbov / Mzungu Expeditions, 2021

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The Dogon processions and masked dances are held in connection with funerals, initiation ceremonies, and other ritual processions, as well as the start of agricultural work, annual rituals in honor of the pagan Dogon gods, and other ceremonial occasions.

Below is a description of the basic masks of the Dogon. The meaning of masks is often very philosophical and subject to ambiguous interpretation.

KANAGA is a basic and ancient Dogon mask depicting a Dogon-sacred crocodile, on which the Dogon is believed to have swam the Niger River during their exodus from the Mande lands to Bandiagara.
There is a symbolic cross on the head, the upper part of which is directed to the sky (where it is raining) and the lower part to the ground (where the Dogon cultivate their fields). Between them, there is the human mind of the Dogon. It represents the balance between earth and heaven, the system of the Dogon universe.

At the beginning of Mali’s independence, Kananga figure was placed on its national flag, but was later removed.

LASUGONJE or BEDE is a unique female mask. Women are strictly forbidden to participate in masquerades. According to the belief, if a woman wears a costume, she will surely die soon. The only exception is a girl who is an orphan. She is the one who is allowed to dance and is given a black mask that resembles mask of an executioner or otherwise covers the woman’s face. There are often elements symbolizing women, such as breasts or long hair.

UALU - a mask of a guard, a local policeman, with horns of a goat. Guards during the dance scare away children and women. Both are prohibited from attending ceremonies.
According to another version, ualu is an image of an antelope as a symbol of fertility (antelope is also a symbol of fertility in Bambara). The dance mimics the behavior of the antelope, the dancer holds in his hands two short sticks with which he scratches the ground in a dance, like an antelope during the mating period. These actions are also reminiscent of men cultivating the land in the fields.

TENGE-TANGA is the mask of a dancer on stilts. Traditionally, this costume is worn by only one member, the tribe chief, and occurs during a memorial ceremony called the Dame. On the third day after death, a dance is held with this mask.
It is also believed that the stilts elevate a woman’s Bede mask, thereby underscoring the importance of women to the Dogon.

SATIMBE is the mask of the first Dogon progenitor woman who is called to cause rain (with the headrest in the form of a praying woman). It appears at ceremonies before the onset of the rainy season, for better harvest in the fields of the Dogon farmers. It is believed that the SATIMBE mask was borrowed from the Telem tribe, which the Dogons had displaced from Bandiagara.

SIRIGE is a mask of a «high-rise building», which represents the house of the Hogon, the priest of Dogons. Otherwise, it symbolizes 7 heavenly levels. The Dogon dwell under the Bandiagara, on the rock itself, and on the plateau above. Thus, their world has seven levels up and seven levels also underground.
Sirige is also called the mask of «snake tongue», which (tongue), according to the beliefs of Dogons, purifies the Hogon. The serpent is sacred to the Dogon (the god Namma is depicted as a snake) and takes care of the Hogon, as in the Dogon culture they does not bathe more than once a year.

©️ Alexey Kolbov, MZUNGU EXPEDITIONS 2023

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