This used to scare the living daylight out me. LITERALLY! haha. I can't believe i'm laughing. It was not funny at that time. I grew up in Bakau and we had Simbas in our neighborhood quite often. If you're not familiar with it, I'll try my best to explain it to you. Simbas are men dressed up as lions. They look possessed most times LOL. What happens usually is someone in the neighborhood would hire a group of Simbas and organize an event for people to watch them perform. Here's the catch. In order to be a spectator , you have to purchase this itty bitty piece of cloth called "pass" or "fass". I can't recall which one it is but you have the most fun if you don't buy it . What that means is, you risk being beaten up by the Simba. HA! Some Simbas are much nicer than others.
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