I walked to the feast with two other teachers. We walked into their house, and there were people filling every spot on the furniture and on the floor, spilling over into every other room. The kitchen floor had huge pots of food lining the whole side of the room, and the mom of the house, sat in the corner, waiting. We found seats on the floor, sat and waited and chatted.
Here are two people I've enjoyed getting to know in my weeks here: our 1st/2nd Grade Teacher, and one of the women who provide meals for the school (& her cute youngest!).
Serving time! The hostess started scooping up dishes of food, seated in her corner, and squatting along the pots on the floor, and her designated helpers brought food to seated guests.
First the men seated at the kitchen table were served, as is the custom. The servers moved swiftly, and soon everyone was enjoying a meal. There were many different dishes, all served randomly. I was brought a delicious bowl of chicken soup and a serving of Eskimo ice cream. Eskimo ice cream is a delicious concoction of berries, sugar, Crisco and fish or seal oil.
A friend was served some sort of meat.
As the men seated at the kitchen table finished their meals, they went outside to make room for other men. My friend explained that even those who had finished their meals would take a turn at one of the six places at the kitchen table and then be served birthday cake and partake of the bread, hardcooked eggs, candy and pickled fish that were the special finish to the feast.
I met new people, enjoyed the meal, asked a lot of questions, and had a good time! I will leave you will some shots of this adorable guest:
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