Genre

Ring Shout

A shout, ring shout, Hallelujah march or victory march is a Christian religious practice in which worshipers move in a circle while praying and clapping their hands, sometimes shuffling and stomping their feet as well. Despite the name, shouting aloud is not an essential part of the ritual march, which varies by congregation and locality.

The earliest accounts of the practice date to the 1840s, wh…

Read more on Wikipedia. Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license.