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2024-06-16-Senegal-Saint-Louis-Langue-de-Barbarie-River-Water-Fishermen-Pirogues-Transport-Man-Boys-Sheep-Bridge.jpg
Senegal. Saint-Louis. The Langue de Barbarie, in which the so-called fishermen's neighborhoods (Gooxumbath, N'Dar Tout, Guet N'Dar) form one of the three entities of the city of Saint-Louis. Senegal River. A man and three boys pull a sheep with a rope while crossing the bridge on their way to the old town. The sheep will be sacrificed the next day during Tabaski holiday, the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha (commonly translated as the Feast of Sacrifice) or Eid el-Kebir. It is the most important Muslim festival and is called Tabaski in West African countries. Saint Louis, or Saint-Louis, is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. 16.06.2024 © 2024 Didier Ruef