The morning of the Fete all the men go to a field and pray together, afterwards, the feasting begins! Here they are mid prayer.
After the prayer, the spiritual leader in the community kills the sacrificial lamb. It is only after this lamb has been killed, that men can go home and kill the lamb for their families.
A young Fulbe girl, watching the traditional dancing outside the traditional chief's house. Even though she is only 8/9 years old, its normal for her to dress in her best clothes and do her make-up, because, soon men will start looking at her as a possible bride.
Part of the custom is that the traditional chief rides to the prayer field on horses. Our only horse in Dir is a little too weak to have people ride him. However, the day of the Fete, he gallops along the traditional chief's car on the way to prayer.
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