The Gerewol Festival

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Chad
Date Range
September 17, 2022 → October 16, 2022
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The Gerewol is an annual courtship ritual competition among the Woddabe Fula people in Niger. Young men dressed in elaborate ornamentation and made up in traditional face painting gather in lines to dance and sign, each vying for the attentions of single young women.
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Location
Chad, Africa
Month
SeptemberOctober
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Number
87
Same Date Every Year?
No
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