Celebrations and Festivals


Local Celebrations


some of them are not yet fixed for 2011/2012
Crépissage de la grande mosquée de Djenné
Repair of the mud surface of the mosquee of Djenné
Place: Djenné --- anual, ???2012???
Everybody of Djenné and surroundings celebrates this festivity

Mairie de Djenné
Major Gourou Cissé
76210036
Deegal: traversée de bœufs à Diafarabé
Diafarabé (Mopti)
anual on a Saturday middle of November or beginning of December
Haut Commissariat de Mopti
Moumouni Damango
21430362
Dialloubé
Dialloubé (Mopti)---anual,
Crossing of the river

Calendrier de traversées de boeufs (Region Mopti)
Calendar of river crossings in Mopti region

2011/12


Festival des masques et marionnettes 
Lieu: Markala (Ségou)
Début mars ???2012??? Les masques et marionnettes symbolisent l’attachement des Bamanan à leur culture. A travers les manifestations rituelles qu’ils organisaient à la fin des récoltes ou à l’approche de l’hivernage, les paysans imploraient ou remerciaient leurs dieux pour obtenir des moissons abondantes.

These dates are only points of reference.
You should try to get further information some weeks before the beginning.
No responsibility can be taken by the author


Festivals and other events 2011/2012


Dogon Festivals 2011/2012


Traditionel masks, dances, music, handicraft and more


see program 2011/12-part 1
see program 2011/12-part 2

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Festival in Bandiagara

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2010 !!!

    Place: Bandiagara

December 2011- January 2012

Traditionel masks, dances, music, handicraft and more

Mission Culturelle
M. Cissé, M. Guindo
21442263


Festival de Diabolo

see program


    place: Diabolo 7km from Djenné

January 2012 ???

Giant traditionel marionettes, music, dances, courses etc



Segou: Festival sur le Niger
;  February 15 - 19 2012
Vorschau Mamou Daffé, Tel: 21321804
info@festivalsegou.org

www.festivalsegou.org (2010)
Festival de Essakane: Festival au Désert  January 12-14 2012
Mission Culturelle Tombouctou
Ali Ould Sidi Tel:21921077 ???
www.festival-au-desert.com

These dates are only points of reference.
You should try to get further information some weeks before the beginning.
No responsibility can be taken by the author

Public Holidays

Fin du Ramadan - End of Ramadan
30 August 2011

Fête de l'indépendence - Independence Day
22 September 2011

Tabaski
6 November 2011

Noël - Christmas
25 December 2011

Fête de nouvel an - New Year's Day
1 January 2012

Maouloud - Prophet's Birthday
4/5 March 2012

Journée des martyrs - Day of the Martyrs
26 March 2012

Lundi de Pâques - Easter Monday
9 April 2012

Fête du travail - Labour's Day
1 May 2012

Fête de l'Union Africaine - African Union
25 May 2012

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