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🇰🇪 KenyaLake Turkana Cultural FestivalTobong'u Lore A spring gathering in northern Kenya celebrating indigenous cultures and promoting peace among lake communities.Festival

🇧🇫 Dédougou, Burkina Faso and 5 moreFESTIMAFestival International des Masques et des Arts A biennial West African festival in Burkina Faso celebrating traditional mask dancesFestival 🇰🇪 Rusinga Island, KenyaRusinga Cultural Festival Two December days of Suba music, boat races and food on Rusinga Island in KenyaFestival

🇨🇻 Cape Verde and 1 moreKola San Jon A Cabo Verdean street festival of dance, drumming, and devotion to Saint JohnFestival

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Lake Turkana Cultural Festival: Ray in Manila, CC BY 2.0, source
FESTIMA: Nomwindé, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Kola San Jon: Dvfernandes, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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