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Senegal has among its population many Africans from other countries. There are small Ivorian communities in Dakar, as well as many Nigerians, most of which being Hausa. Malians go almost unnoticed in Senegal because their culture is so similar to that of the Senegalese. There is a large Cape Verdean community in Dakar.
The Xooy [1] [2] (meaning "macerate" in Serer, [3] sometimes spelled Xoy [4] or Khoy [5]) is a Serer divination ceremony held once a year in Fatick, Senegal.The Xooy is one of the most important and well known ceremonies in the Serer religious calendar, and is a national event in Senegal's cultural calendar which attracts government officials and dignitaries.
Soninke people are found throughout West Africa and in France, given their migration when Senegal and Mali were a part of the French colonial empire. [5] Most of the Soninke people are found in the valley of the upper Senegal river and along the Mali–Senegal–Mauritania border between Nara and Nioro du Sahel.
According to "CIA World Factbook: Senegal" (2019 estimates), Islam is the predominant religion in the country, practiced by 97.2% of the country's population; the Christian community, at 2.7% of the population, and less than one percent practice Traditional African religions such as Serer spirituality, the spiritual beliefs of the Serer people.
Culture of Senegal. Subcategories. This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total. A. Archives in Senegal (1 C, 2 P) Arts in Senegal (7 C, 2 P)
January 7 – Diary Sow, 20, a student at Paris's Lycée Louis-le-Grand and known as "Senegal's best pupil," is reported missing. [2] She apologized for her disappearance on January 22. [3] January 8 – An outbreak of H5N1 (bird flu) is reported on a farm in Thiès. 58,000 of the 100,000 flock have been killed and the others culled. [4]
Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. [14] It owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. [15] The climate is typically Sahelian, though there is a rainy season. Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 square ...
February 2 – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces a trip to Senegal this week. [8]February 6 – President Macky Sall said earlier this week that Senegal could not match "big countries" in organizing emergency evacuations from China in relation to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, pointing to the charter flights, medical personnel and quarantine facilities necessary for such an ...