17 to learn and practice Culture, and safe for families, and little ones to have a go at giving dhelkunya wi to Djandak, while being guided by the fire crew. There were so many faces alight with curiosity, joy, and excitement in experiencing this Djandak Wi and sounds of laughter and conversation meandering across the magnificent rocky outcrops and gullies of Yapenya. It was an awe inspiring sight to see People bobbing wi across Djandak, with the thick, layered grey and white bubbly looking clouds in the distance that emerged in the late afternoon, and soft white smoke drifting across the way Some fire crew camped the night, yarning around the campfire, and then got up, had some breaky and coffee, and carried on burning the next day, feeling peaceful and relaxed after a successful Djandak Wi event and experience of healing People, and healing Djandak. It was a great group bonding activity. When the fire started after half an hour or so, everyone clapped and cheered with excitement. We cleansed ourselves in healing smoke, and shared in speaking some djali, Djaara language words together as a group, returning Murrun, and enjoying being together in that beautiful, sacred place. Then we went and cooked vegetables and meats on the fire pits and enjoyed our time relaxing at Yapenya. It wasn’t really the right weather to achieve much burning coverage or get much flame height at all really, but we decided to go ahead with the event anyway. Technical specifications didn’t matter to us that day, what was important was that it would be a day for mob to get out and come together on Djandak, Watch the video here https://vimeo.com/916964472/0a02978a73
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