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Corroboree
Meeting of Australian Aboriginal peoples / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about a meeting or ceremony of Aboriginal Australian peoples. For other uses, see Corroboree (disambiguation).
A corroboree is a generic word for a meeting of Australian Aboriginal peoples. It may be a sacred ceremony, a festive celebration, or of a warlike character. A word coined by the first British settlers in the Sydney area from a word in the local Dharug language, it usually includes dance, music, costume and often body decoration.
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