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Dinki Mini
Dinki mini is mainly practised in St. Andrew, St. Mary and St. Ann. It is a member of the Wake Complex of traditional dances. Dinki mini is performed on the second to the eighth night of the traditional ninth night observances. These sessions are primarily lively and celebratory in nature and are geared to cheering the bereaved. Dancing in couples and sing lively "mento" type of music occur for the first few nights.
By the sixth to the seventh night, ring games, Anansi stories, riddles dominate the proceedings. The ninth night is climaxed by rituals designed to send off the "mature" spirit properly. It is related to the Gere practices best known on the western end of the island.
Dinki Mini
Dinki mini is mainly practised in St. Andrew, St. Mary and St. Ann. It is a member of the Wake Complex of traditional dances. Dinki mini is performed on the second to the eighth night of the traditional ninth night observances. These sessions are primarily lively and celebratory in nature and are geared to cheering the bereaved. Dancing in couples and sing lively "mento" type of music occur for the first few nights.
By the sixth to the seventh night, ring games, Anansi stories, riddles dominate the proceedings. The ninth night is climaxed by rituals designed to send off the "mature" spirit properly. It is related to the Gere practices best known on the western end of the island.