ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「Each year, the Kalash — Pakistan’s smallest minority group — welcome the new year at an ancient festival.⁣ ⁣ The tiny Kalash community comes together for Chawmos, a two-week celebration that coincides with the winter solstice. It is a portrait in contrasts: snow and fire, solemn ritual and frenzied activity, gender segregation and public flirtation, community and isolation.⁣ ⁣ While the coronavirus has forced the world to adopt social distancing, the Kalash have practiced being a community in isolation for millenniums.⁣ ⁣ The Kalash are a group of about 4,000 people who live in the remote mountains of the Hindu Kush in Pakistan’s often unruly northwest, where they practice an ancient polytheistic faith often compared to an ancient form of Hinduism. An overwhelming majority of Pakistan’s more than 200 million people practice Islam.⁣ ⁣ Chawmos is marked by dance, animal sacrifice and highly prescribed roles for men and women. As the festival begins each December, the women take part in a purification ritual, allowing them to then pass freely between the valley’s villages and homes to take part in the festivities. In the first days of the celebration, young people often find a spouse; the women often make the first move. The festival culminates with a late-night torch procession through the tiny villages in the Kalash valleys; flickering lights weave down through forests, heralding the start of a final evening of dancing.⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in our bio to read more of @rebeccajconway’s account of the Chawmos festival and to see her photos from the celebration.⁣」12月29日 6時05分