noun
- traditional Aboriginal Australian ceremonial gatherings involving dancing, singing, and storytelling
Usage: Australian English; cultural term
Examples
- The Aboriginal elders organized corroborees to pass down their cultural traditions.
- Tourists were invited to observe the corroborees from a respectful distance.
- The corroborees featured elaborate body painting and traditional music.
- Children learned about their heritage through participation in corroborees.
- The community held corroborees to celebrate important seasonal changes.
- Sacred corroborees were restricted to initiated members of the tribe.