| La Culture du Gabon |
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| The Nyembe mamans, dancing their little hearts away!! Always an all-nighter, you see how forte (strong) these mamans are, giggling their tushies away without rest. This picture, thanks to Chula, my dear postmate, just exudes the spirit and movement. |
| Boys in Dibouka dancing during the retrait deuil, or mourning period, for someone from their family. |
| The last day of a ceremony to initiate young men from Dibouka into Bouiti (Bwiti), the animist religion encompassing most of Gabon. The boys are in red "loin cloths" sitting on a log in front of l'hangar (the hut) |
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| During La Fete d'Independence (17 August, 2000) in Koulamoutou, the capital of the Ogooue-Lolo province, each colonie (country represented in the province) was allowed to walk a group in the parade down the main street. This is the Beninoise group. I don't know anything about their costumes, though. |