Wodaabe

The Wodaabe ( "people of the taboo " ) or Bororo Fulani belong to the ethnic group of the Fulani. They are one of the last tribes of Africa, who have kept as cattle herders in the Sahel vollnomadisches their existence. Mostly the Wodaabe live today in Niger, where they make up about two percent of the total population.

Your code of conduct emphasizes restraint and modesty ( semteende ), patience and fortitude ( munyal ), concern and foresight ( bakkilo ) and loyalty ( amana ).

The 45,000 members of the community put emphasis on beauty and charm, which form the basis of an unusual and unique courtship ritual that geerewol in which rivaled the men in a three-day dance competition for the title of most beautiful. The geerewol is also the festival for the lush growth of grass the rainy season.

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