Traditional Evening ....

We went out to a restaurant with traditional music and dancing on Tuesday evening.
Everyone was pretty excited as we had all met our children and we were full of anticipation about actually getting full custody of them the next day.
Before starting the meal, a server brought around a kettle of warm water and we all washed our hands. This is customary in a culture where you eat without utensils.
The food was brought out...huge platters of the spongy "injera" bread that is ripped off and used to eat the rest of the food with; spicy chicken, beef and lentils and my favourite..a cabbage/carrot/potato dish (can't remember the name) that is actually quite mild and really tasty.
While we were eating, the live music and dancing began and it was absolutely fantastic. I could not believe how energetic these dancers were...they jumped, twirled and spun around for about two hours with short breaks for costume changes. Their costumes were typical of the dress in the countryside, and Selemnah explained to me that most of the dances were traditional courtship dances.
The African audience was very enthusiastic and cheered and clapped the dancers on, one man got up and danced right alongside them, challenging one of the dancers to what looked like a "dance duel," it was really entertaining and fun. I loved the atmosphere.
We finished the evening with a spectacular cup of coffee..(all the coffee was spectacular) and went home to dream about getting our children early the next morning....Gotcha Day!!