by CREATE Field Staff | Oct 14, 2016 | Culture & Recipes
On October 12th, families in Senegal gathered to celebrate the holiday of Tamkharit. Also called Achoura, Tamkharit is the Islamic New Year. Food is an important part of the festivities. Women prepare a traditional meal of thiéré, couscous with spicy lamb stew, that...
by CREATE Field Staff | Sep 16, 2016 | Senegal, VSLA
Tabaski Mubarak! This past Sunday, September 11th, marked the beginning of Eid al-Adha, an important religious celebration called Tabaski in Senegalese Wolof. On Tabaski, following dawn prayers at their local mosque, Senegalese families slaughter a ram in ritual...
by CREATE Field Staff | Jul 8, 2016 | News
This past Tuesday marked the beginning of Korité, an important holiday in Senegal and across West Africa. Korité, known as Eid al-Fitr in Arabic, celebrates the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. During Ramadan, observant Muslims abstain from drinking and eating...
by CREATE Field Staff | Apr 7, 2016 | Senegal
Pictured above, Gorée was once the center of the French colonial slave trade. Now, tourists can visit museums and walk around the island, located off the coast of Dakar. On Monday, April 4, the people of Senegal celebrated the 56th Senegalese Independence Day!...
by CREATE Field Staff | Sep 25, 2015 | Culture & Recipes
This Wednesday, September 23rd, marked the beginning of Eid al-Adha, a four-day celebration that is one of the most important holidays for Muslims worldwide. In Senegal, where approximately 90% of the population is Muslim, Eid al-Adha is called Tabaski in rural...
