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Sanké Mon

Sanké Mon
Marcos Elias de Oliveira Júnior, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
13.3037°N, 4.8983°W

A UNESCO-listed collective fishing rite in a sacred pond in San, Mali, with masked dancers and communal fishing marking the town's founding — timed to the traditional lunar calendar, so the exact date shifts year to year.

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  • Sanké Mon
    10 Jun 2027

    A UNESCO-listed collective fishing rite in a sacred pond in San, Mali, with masked dancers and communal fishing marking the town's founding — timed to the traditional lunar calendar, so the exact date shifts year to year.

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