Zhamballa, 2015

Artist: Sead Kazanxhiu

Venue: Saraj

Zhamballa, a special game that goes around up and down is a symbol of celebration of Herdelezi (Saint George’s Day) in the Romani neighborhood of the village of Baltez in Fier. The name Zhamballa, etymologically comes from the word ‘zham,’ or ‘dzam’ in the Romani language, which means blessing. Zhamba is also the name for (the frog), the sound that the wood makes when it comes around, sounds like the songs of the frogs in the summer.

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