I'm sure there were more photos but we did a lot more of Cara and Mando than Omera. Literally we have none of Omera and Cara cause we kept laughing so hard every time we were together.
It was sooooo windy! Even with my thermals I was so cold!
Me having my hand on my chest was more 'pls collar don't fly away' LOL
thinking about the intersection between Star Wars mandalorian culture and mandalorian cosplayers again.
for many of us our helmets are as much our face as the one we were born with in some ways. Our cosplayer friends become found family and when we think of one another our helmet/s or armor comes to mind as quickly or faster than our faces.
Our mannerisms and the way we speak are influenced by the beskar’gam that we wear.
many who pass are remembered by the community with “Ni su'cuyi, gar kyr'adyc, ni partayli, gar darasuum” (I am alive, but you are dead. I remember you, and so you are eternal.) or simply “ni kar’taylir gar darasuum.” (I will know you forever)
within the mandalorian mercs costume club specifically there is a tradition known as the death march. A solemn march to honor members who have passed on, done in silent reverence often to the cadence of a traditional mandalorian drum. Helmets are kept on during the march.
For some Mandalorian cosplayers while they are in kit, only show their faces to friends and trusted individuals.
It’s interesting to see the similarities that come through, and both very purposeful and the ones that happen naturally
also if you have ever gotten to be part of a large group of mandos all cheering “OYA” at the same time, you know how powerful it feels.
I had a rocky start to the trip because my phone was stolen at a London underground platform immediately when we arrived. We figured out a way for me to use my husband's phone and he used his mini tablet so I could still communicate and take pictures the whole week. It was weird not having my own phone, like a whole extension of myself just gone. But Celebration made up for that ordeal.
There are lots of photos I need to put on my computer so I can edit them properly but that'll have to wait.