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I’m going to talk about the constitution of the Senegalese population .Our country is populated by a big diversity ethnic . We have in Senegal The Wolof ( generally this is the language of communication in Senegal) The Lebou Living in Dakar the capital of Senegal. Serer living principally in the center of the country they are agriculture. The Peul living in the north and the south they are stockbreeder they have caws and others animals. The Maurs ( they are from Mauritania an Islamic country on the north of Senegal ) The Toucouleur they are generally senders . The Diola living in the south of Senegal and some others ethnics ( in casamance ) This diversity ethnic Makes Senegalculturally very rich . We’ll send to probably some photos to illustrate the ethnics and community . BY Seynabou Diarra in Martin Luther King college
Senegal
SENEGALTo read the French translation click here That’s a country of west Africa
sprawling on 196714 Km2 . It is populated by 8400000 occupants . It ‘s
limited on north by the Islamic republic of Mauritania , on the south by
Bissau Guinea and Conakry Guinea , on East by Mali and at last on the west
by the Atlantic ocean . In Senegal we have 10 regions : Dakar, Saint-
Louis, Thies, Kaolack, Fatick, Ziguinchor,Kolda, Tambacounda, Diourbel and
Louga .There is a very big diversity ethnic and cultural in our country.
The May, 25,1857 PROTET haul up the tricolors flag on Dakar . That’s the
foundation of a big metropolis commercial . In spite of the existence of
Saint-Louis the fist capital of Senegal, the future fortune of the small
village lebou (ethnic in Senegal speaking wolof) seemed evident. Dakar
became the commercial crossroad of all occidental coast especially the
west Africa coast because of his international port, airport and big train
station . Dakar is a passage for all big capitals in Africa . Do you know
Goree Island ? It’s an Island on the Atlantic ocean link to Dakar about
20 mns by boat . GOREE From the Portuguese to the Hollandaise in the XV and the XVI centuries , then in 1677 to the French ,the Island finish in the England ‘s hands until 1815. That was the house of slavery as it was called . Goree was the last passage of the slaves from west Africa . At the beginning there was two big houses built by the hollandaise among 1625 and 1650 . The first house was called " Fort d’ Orange " and the second "Fort Nassu" . The French occupation change those names and the one is called "Fort Saint Michel" and the other " Fort Vermandois " then " Fort Saint Francois ". All those names are from French leaving in Goree and sending slaves . Hollandaise, English and French struggled hardly for the possession of the Island , best crossroad of the sad and profitable business . The Island contain a big slavery house where there is rooms for children, women and Men .In Goree there was also a garden ,some squares and a smithy .In 1723 The squares are organised in small groups : The occupants of the south-west of "fort Saint Francois " The village of the Christian or "goumet" and the village of the Bambara (ethnic leaving in Senegal and Mali) .Today to go to Goree we take a board which do the travel many times a day because of the occupants working in Dakar and the tourist.
Teacher co-ordonater: Ms Salimata SENE/MAths Participez au Concours des Pyramides de Francité. http://concours.francite.com e-mail- classluther@francite.com The birth of a baby in Senegal Birth of baby In Senegal a Birth of baby is a cause
of celebration for Muslims . Just after the baby is born his father
announces it to the Imam ( the man who lead the prayer five times a day in
the district) . On the eighth day the Imam comes to give a name to the
baby . This name is generally suggested by the father . At the same time a
sheep is killed for the celebration . The Imam says some prayer for the
baby to welcome him in Islam , the world and to thank god for this new
creation . All people in the district come in this house to pray one by
one for the baby and his parents ( long life, health, security, faith ,
luck and so one ). There is an history around the baby’s name , it can
be a name of grand parents , sister , brother or friend’s father . It
can be chosen as an Islamic name taken in the Coran ( That’ as the bible
for the Muslims ) . At the second time the aunt of the baby, his father
‘s sister, shave the head of the baby . It is said in Islam that
the hair the baby was born with is not good , it is to be put out . After
that people distribute "Kola " ( it’s a walnut given in all
ceremonies in Senegal ) . people eat the first meal prepared by women in
the district . The mutton will be prepared as a second meal . For this day
all the neighbourhood in the district eat in the house . Each generation
makes a group and prays or discusses or dances traditional dances .
We feel happiness for all as the baby born in this society is
born for all . |
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This page was created by Margaret Shearn on 9th February 2001 |
