Boys posing for a photo in the village of Kubian, Guinea. Photo: M'mhawa Tamara Phillips
New�Year's�Day
Martin�Luther�King Jr.�Day�(USA)
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A woman fishes in a river near Kubian, Guinea. Photo: Ken Tupper
Groundhog�Day
Chinese�New�Year
Valentine's�Day
Family�Day�(AB,�SK, ON),�Louis�Riel�Day (MB),�President's Day�(USA)
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Women dance at a doundounba (dance/party) celebrating the marriage of one of the artists in Conakry's Ballet Saâmato. Photo: Ken Tupper
International Women's�Day
Daylight�Saving starts
Ash�Wednesday
St.�Patrick's�Day
Purim,�Spring begins
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Boys help ferry passengers in pirogues traveling from Conakry to Soro on the Îles de Los. Photo: Juliana Wigmore
April�Fool's�Day
Palm�Sunday
Easter�Sunday
Passover�begins
Easter�Monday
Earth�Day,�Good Friday
St�George's�Day (NL)
Administrative Professional's�Day
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Ken Tupper shares a laugh with Alya "Gigla" Sylla's mother at their home in Conakry. Photo: Erin Houldsworth
Cinco�de�Mayo
Mother's�Day
Victoria�Day
Memorial�Day (USA)
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A large crowd gathers to watch the wedding doundounba for one of Ballet Saâmato's artists. Photo: Ken Tupper
Shavuot
Father's�Day
National�Aboriginal Day,�Summer begins
Discovery�Day�(NL), Saint-Jean-Baptiste (QC)
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Two friends pose for a photo in the village of Kubian. Photo: Erin Houldsworth
Canada�Day
Independence�Day (USA)
Nunavut�Day�(NU)
Orangemen's�Day (NL)
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Women sit in the front row of a wedding doundounba in Conakry with bride, Aminata "Bébé" Bangoura (dressed in gold). Photo: Ken Tupper
Civic�Holiday, Ramadan�begins
Discovery�Day�(YT)
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A boy in the village of Kubian shows off the gemba (crab) he has caught. Photo: Ken Tupper
Labour�Day
Grandparent's�Day
Fall�begins
Rosh�Hashanah begins
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Musicians perform at a wedding doundounba in Conakry. Photo: Ken Tupper
Yom�Kippur
Columbus Day�(USA), Thanksgiving
Sukkoth�begins
Halloween
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Ballet Saâmato performing at a spectacle in Conakry. Photo: Ken Tupper
Daylight�Saving ends
Remembrance�Day
Thanksgiving�(USA)
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The ten "MoonDancers" who traveled to Guinea in 2008 pictured here in the village of Kubian with Alya "Gigla" Sylla, Director of Ballet Saâmato. Photo: Karamoko Daman
Hanukkah�begins
Christmas
Winter�begins
Boxing�Day, Kwanzaa�begins
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"MoonDancers" learning a new dance at daily repetition (rehearsal/practice) with their teacher, Therese. Photo: M'mhawa Tamara Phillips
New�Year's�Day
Martin�Luther�King Jr.�Day�(USA)
Chinese�New�Year
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