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Gerewol Festival

Gerewol Festival
Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
15.4509°N, 6.2793°E

A Wodaabe courtship and beauty ritual in Niger's Sahel — men in elaborate face paint and ornamentation perform hours-long dances to be judged by the women they hope to court.

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  • Gerewol Festival
    15 Sept 2026 – 20 Sept 2026

    A Wodaabe courtship and beauty ritual in Niger's Sahel — men in elaborate face paint and ornamentation perform hours-long dances to be judged by the women they hope to court.

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