Guerewool festival - Niger

In Niger, September 23 is a special day during which the population celebrates ancestral cults.

Guerewool an annual festival of the Peulh Bororo. It is held every year on the fringe of the festivities of the Salt Cure, it takes place in most of the Peulh villages located around the nomadic site. It is a traditional festival or also called the festival of male beauty. It is an opportunity for girls to choose the most elegant and kindest man towards women and especially the sweetest one. The Guerewool is an ancestral tradition of Peulhs Woodabe to make up and dress with the most beautiful traditional clothes.

The tour takes place from September 23rd to 2nd of October, 2023.