I CIOFF Senegal

The CIOFF National Section in Senegal was founded in 1998. It was chaired by Mademba Diop, and its Secretary General Yahya Nodye who stands in for him in this moment.

The “Water Festival Eco Arts” takes place annually in Yoff-Dakar, and is one of the essential activities managed by the Senegalese National Section.

II Senegal and UNESCO

« The intangible heritage is yet another operational orientation. A safeguarding project was launched to protect the Kankurang, Manding Initiatory Rite. This ritual, which is also practised in Gambia, was proclaimed a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005.
The kankurang is associated with circumcision ceremonies and initiatory rites.As such, he ensures transmission and teaching of a complex collection of know-how and practices underpinning Manding cultural identity » UNESCO's sources

III Cultural life and festivals

There is about 50 festivals well-spreaded on the territory, to promote folk art.

- Festival of sacred dances, April / thiès
- festival of water in February 2008 / Fouta
- Festival of Arts and Culture foulbé, in March 2008
- National Festival of Arts and Culture (FESNAC), December
- water Festival eco arts, December / Dakar-Yoff
- World Festival of Negro Arts, in December 2009 / Dakar
- "africa fête" festival, December / Dakar
Promote Dakar as a "venue of cultural tourism"

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