The Masquerade Ball

This post is definitely going to be an interesting one. However, let me start of by giving you some background information about how I found this event. While sitting at work one day I asked my coworker what some local events were that tourists would not know about that would absolutely blow my mind. He proceeded to tell me a number of places but one stuck out to me in particular. This event was a pagan masquerade ball. The pagan religion is almost more of a general spirituality and consists of any native or typically polytheistic religions or non Abrahamic religions. This includes beliefs such as animism, pantheism, shamanism, and polytheism among other beliefs. So in other words the group of people that would be at this event were open to anything and were going to be a very relaxed and open minded group of people. After we obtained our masks we went to the event which was at the Coronet off of Elephant and Castle. We walked in and were immediately blown away by what we saw. There were about six different rooms with various forms of entertainment in each. There were naked dancers and people walking around all over although the majority of people were clothed. Everyone had masks and everybody was in a great mood. There were various forms of artistic expression going on. Whether it was bod painting, classical dance to the orchestra that started the night off or the comedic burlesque show up stairs there was something for everyone. There was also a room with multiple types of reptiles and tarantulas that could be held by anyone. At one point I had a medium sized boa constrictor wrapped around my neck, a chameleon on my head, a large leopard gecko in my hand and was petting a bearded dragon. They were all very nice and I had a great time playing with them. However, due to my arachnophobia I opted out of holding the large tarantula knowing that I might have a heart attack and die on the spot if I did. This was probably one of my favorite nights and I had a blast with my friends. I even learned how to waltz from a professional french dancer that was there! This group only puts on 3 or 4 events a year and they are huge productions so I am very happy that we went. I would recommend going to anyone that ever gets the chance because as long as you have an open mind you will not regret it!