LOOKING AT SÉNÉGAL Embark with me on this beautiful journey
WHERE IS SÉNÉGAL ◦ Sénégal is a country in West Africa. Is bordered by Mauritania in the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, and GuineaBissau to the southwes ◦ Its named from the river that runs along its northern and eastern borders ◦ local termSunugal,meaning "our dugout canoe" meaning everyone in the same boat ◦ Sénégal country of the « Teranga »
SYMBOLISM ◦ The national flag has bands of green, yellow, and red. A green five-pointed star appears in the center of the yellow band ◦ The color green symbolizes the forest and hope
◦ Yellow stands for the savanna, ◦ Red for the blood spilled in the fight for liberty ◦ The coat of arms shows a gold lion in profile on a green base, framed by the rays of a gold fivepointed star in the upper left corner ◦ To the other side is a baobab tree and the national motto: "One people, one aim, one faith."
NATIONAL IDENTITY AND ETHNIC RELATIONS ◦ The largest single ethnic group is the Wolof (43 percent of the population), ◦ Pular (also called Peulh or Fulani, nearly 25 percent
◦ Serer (more than 15 percent) ◦ Smaller groups include the Diola, Mandink, and Soninke
FOOD IN DAILY LIFE ◦ The basic food is rice cooked with a spicy sauce and vegetables. The national dish is « chep-bujen »,the Wolof word for rice with fish ◦ chep-bu-jenis originally from the city of Saint-Louis
◦ Yassa,a dish from Casamance is chicken or fish marinated in lemon juice, pepper, and onions and then baked ◦ Other sauces include mafé, domada and soupe kandja, (which is made from okra with fish and palm oil)
SOUPJANDJA
MAFÉ
DOMADA
FOLKLORE ◦ In Senegalese society, there are professional storytellers, known as griots. ◦ They are historians, poets, musicians, and entertainers all in one person
◦ They use different kinds of instruments ◦ Statutory examples of folklore include poetry, riddles, songs, instrumental music, dances, and plays, productions of art in drawings, paintings, carvings, sculptures, pottery, terra cotta, mosaic, woodwork, metalware, jewelry, handicrafts, costumes, and indigenous textiles.
SABAR
SENEGALESE WRESTLING
MY BRAND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND COME SOON TO SÉNÉGAL (i will be waiting for you)