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Niger. The Gerewol festival

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

The Bororo belong to the large ethnic family of the Peul. Photo: Francesca Mascotto

The Gerewol is the festival of bodily beauty. Photo: Francesca Mascotto

The young Bororo paint their faces with the most extravagant designs to accentuate their extended lines. Photo: Francesca Mascotto

At dawn, a woman sings: ‘The morning star has risen. O you, most beautiful girls, and you, charming youths, arise. The great of the Gerewol begins’. Photo: Francesca Mascotto

Both the youths and the girls dress up for the feast. Photo: Francesca Mascotto

The young men begin the first moves of a ritual dance. Photo: Francesca Mascotto

The Bororo believe the heart is the seat of the togu. It is a way of being. Photo: Francesca Mascotto

Each one looks at himself or herself in a mirror and is pleased with his or her beauty. Photo: Francesca Mascotto

They begin to sing a monochord song based on a single, continuous note. Photo: Francesca Mascotto

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