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Tirailleur Sénégalais Day

Posted in Holidays, Senegalese, tagged , , , , , on Saturday, August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Tirailleur Sénégalais (Senegalese Riflemen) were Senegalese soldiers who fought for France during the first half of the last century. Today is an official Senegalese holiday…for more on the history of the Tirailleurs click HERE.

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Senegal Independence Day

Posted in Holidays, Senegalese, Video, tagged , , , , , , on Friday, April 4, 2008 | 9 Comments »

Senegal gained partial independence from France today in 1960 with complete independence achieved upon the dissolution of the Mali Federation on August 20th of the same year.
Brief video of Independence Day in Senegal…

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Kontaan Ees At!

Posted in Holidays, Video, tagged , , , , , , on Monday, December 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Happy New Years! Bonne Années!
And here is a video, although not of a New Years celebration but a celebration none the less…

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Happy Tabaski

Posted in Holidays, Images, Music, Religion, Video, tagged , , , , , , , , on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Today is the Muslim holiday Tabaski. In most Muslim countries it is called Eid al-Adha but in much of West Africa it is called Tabaski. Tabaski is the commemoration of the Biblical patriarch Abraham’s (Ibrahim in Arabic) willingness to sacrifice his son as commanded by God. On Tabaski a sheep (or a goat) is slaughtered [...]

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