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Marriage and Fire Dance at Fälla · Stories from Väruld

• 0:02
  Speaker: You are listening to Stories from Väruld.
• 0:05
  Speaker: In this episode is a journal entry.
• 0:08
  Speaker: Marriage and Fire Dance.
• 0:10
  Speaker: The road passing through Ödkna wilderness from Kanohi Ambash to Fälla is barely any road in some places.
• 0:21
  Speaker: Neither Kanohi nor Gulhuva cares about it.
• 0:24
  Speaker: It is a shame when travelers may get lost traveling on the road.
• 0:29
  Speaker: I had never been to Fälla before and had the honor of arriving in time for a wedding.
• 0:34
  Speaker: There was a gathering of people in the village square.
• 0:38
  Speaker: There the bride and the groom were standing on a dais, while every present relative of the two declared that they accepted the union of the couple.
• 0:47
  Speaker: When that was done, the two were married.
• 0:51
  Speaker: I asked one what would happen if a relative disapproved.
• 0:55
  Speaker: She said it was not a matter of approval or disapproval, but confirming that the family members knew about it.
• 1:03
  Speaker: The festivities afterward included one of the more spectacular dances I have ever seen.
• 1:10
  Speaker: A vast firebed, built as a square, had been prepared, and a fire burned during the meal served.
• 1:19
  Speaker: As it grew darker, the fire became ember, glowing red and hot.
• 1:24
  Speaker: They even used bellows from the smithy to raise the temperature.
• 1:29
  Speaker: Finally, the coal was evened out in the square with a rake.
• 1:33
  Speaker: The heat was smoldering.
• 1:36
  Speaker: The village elders started to drum, an intense, fast beat.
• 1:42
  Speaker: Others joined with more resounding drums, making the mere ground vibrate.
• 1:48
  Speaker: Then, a young woman jumped up on the ember.
• 1:52
  Speaker: At first I thought, I don't know what I thought.
• 1:57
  Speaker: More than she must be insane.
• 1:59
  Speaker: But she danced on the soldering hot coal, tripping feet and high jumps, touching the heat as little as possible.
• 2:07
  Speaker: Always on the move she was.
• 2:09
  Speaker: Soon she was not alone.
• 2:13
  Speaker: Young men and women joined her.
• 2:15
  Speaker: As they were coordinated, it was obviously moves well practiced.
• 2:20
  Speaker: They did not dance for long at a time, but there were always eager people to replace those who got off.
• 2:27
  Speaker: I learned that this dance is for those who have yet to marry.
• 2:32
  Speaker: The idea was to impress.
• 2:34
  Speaker: However, over generations, more than those without a partner can join, just because they found the liking for the dance.
• 2:42
  Speaker: As their dancing floor was hot, they were all sweating buckloads.
• 2:47
  Speaker: The smell of ember and sweat was peculiar.
• 2:50
  Speaker: It was not like a smithy at all.
• 2:52
  Speaker: On the contrary, the situation helped to make the air erotic.
• 2:57
  Speaker: Thank you for listening to Stories from Väruld. In the next episode the Hissing Hoodoos.