Throughout the afternoon at the Mapou tree the drumming and dancing never stopped. Ounsi would leave the scene individually to take a break and change into their colored ceremonial clothes. By sunset all the participants had changed their clothing and congregated at the Mapou. They processed back to the peristil with a similar bass chant that was sung without drum accompaniment in the morning. Inside, the ounsi were blessed with water from the sevitè standing on the raised platform and the conch was blown. The energy grew and the Chasè and Grenadye cycles were repeated late into the night.
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