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In Sanskrit, Samay means "appointed or proper time, right moment for doing anything." On a general parlance, samay is a unit of time.
Samay may refer to:
- Samay, a unit of time
- Samaya (1975 film), an Oriya film
- Samay: When Time Strikes, 2003 action film
- Samaya, Buddhist order as part of the Abhiseka ceremony of empowerment
- Samay (band), a Leeds-based world music group
- Samay, Hindi News Channel of Sahara India Pariwar
- Samay, a mythological figure in the Casamance ( Senegal)
Samay are a band based in Leeds, UK, formed by musicians from India and Europe who take the traditional music of India and combine it with jazz, flamenco, samba, funk and chill-out.
The Kumpo, the Samay and the Niasse are three traditional figures in the mythology of the Diola in the Casamance ( Senegal) and also in Gambia.
Multiple times in the course of the year, i.e. during the Journées culturelles, a folk festival in the village is organized. The Samay invites the people of the village to participate with the festivity.
He can run very hard and with his stick he mandates strict order in the community. He knows everything that happens in the village.
He can be considered the ceremony master of the traditional dance event.