I DANCE AT A MARSHALLESE KEMEM (1ST BIRTHDAY)

Join me and the Delap SDA gang as we dance in a semi-traditional Marshallese Kemem. We started off the night a little late and ended even later, but the experience was awesome and worth sharing! The night was full of laughter, food, singing, dancing, and turtles??! If you haven't already, make sure to like, comment, subscribe, and get that bell on!
Kemem: A baby's first birthday. Important in the Marshallese culture because it signifies that child has made it through the hardest part of its life. Following the US nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands throughout the '50s, miscarriages and "jelly babies" became more of a problem amongst the people of the Marshall Islands. This right of passage celebration now carries on the tradition with a fun twist.
Turtles: Turtles are not a common food in the Marshallese diet. They are seen as a rarity of sorts and are saved for very important events. In this case, the sea turtle in this video was hunted on Mili Atoll and brought all the way back to Majuro (82 mile boat trip to bring it back) for Marylynn's Kemem.
This is only a few snippets of the dance, check out the full dance here:
Music:
VLOG INTRO: Jarico - Retrovi ~ • Video
Jesus Ej Captain ~ / jesus-ej-captain
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