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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate><image><title>exploriada.com</title><link>http://en.exploriada.com</link><url>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/logo.jpg</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Imilchil Wedding Festival (Imilchil, Morocco, 2011-08-25)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/morocco/imilchil-wedding-festival</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/morocco/imilchil-wedding-festival</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:36:55 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Morocco&apos;s very own Romeo and Juliet story is the inspiration for this tribal marriage festival in Imilchil, at which up to 40 couples tie the knot while Berber tribes dance and give impromptu musical performances.
The legend goes that a man and a woman from two local tribes fell in love but were forbidden to marry by their families. They cried themselves to death, creating the neighbouring lakes of Issly (his) and Tisslit (hers) near Imilchil, ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi49ec659a16330.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Durbar (Kano, Nigeria, 2011-08-29)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/nigeria/durbar</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/nigeria/durbar</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:36:55 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Durbar festival is celebrated at the culmination of the two great Muslim festivals Eid al Fitr and Eid al Kabir (Eid al Adha). On the big day, in Katsina and Kano, there is a parade of ornately dressed horsemen, Emirs dressed in ceremonial robes, muscle-bound wrestlers and lute players in headdresses.
The day begins with prayers outside each town, followed by processions of horsemen to the public square in front of the Emir's palace. Here, ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi4a1404d9c5a14.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Umhlanga (Reed) Dance (Mbabane, Swaziland, 2011-08-31)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/swaziland/umhlanga-reed-dance</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/swaziland/umhlanga-reed-dance</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:36:55 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Umhlanga attracts young maidens from every area of the Kingdom and provides the occasion for them to honour and pay homage to the Queen Mother (iNdlovukazi). Some say this is also the opportunity the king uses to pick his wife and some say it is not.

Most of the maidens who participate are in their teens, although there are some younger girls who take part. During the first week the young maidens gather reeds from ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi49f45f0957682.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salt Cure (In-Gall, Niger, 2011-09-10)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/niger/salt-cure</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/niger/salt-cure</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:36:55 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One of the most important festivals in West Africa is celebration Cure Salée (Salt Cure). It's held annually and each Nomad ethnic group has its own celebration. The biggest celebration you can see at Wodaabé (Bororo) tribe, held in September around small town In-Gall, in North-east Niger. The festival takes about a week, but two days are major. The exact date is not known, it's changing every year and it's announced approximately one month before ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi49ec5e77a627d.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Festival of the Sahara (Douz, Tunisia, 2011-12-22)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/tunisia/international-festival-of-the-sahara</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/tunisia/international-festival-of-the-sahara</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:36:55 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Once an original Bedouin marriage market, the Sahara Douz Festival is now a huge celebration, although it still retains an authentic feel. Aside from the market, there are camel and greyhound races and equestrian military exercises known as "fantasias".
The equestrian shows are particularly impressive. They involve a veritable swarm of riders cantering across the ground, turning abruptly and stopping in their tracks before shooting into the air.
If this all sounds a bit much for you, ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi4a9e667ceb4d5.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Festival in the Desert (Essakane, Mali, 2012-01-07)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/mali/festival-in-the-desert</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/mali/festival-in-the-desert</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:36:55 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Festival is a Tuareg culture event featuring traditional Tuareg music and world music, to be held in Essakane, near Timbuktu, in the Sahara Desert.
The Festival in the Desert is a unique event modeled on traditional gatherings and celebrations of the Tuareg people, the "Blue Men of the Desert." It is an opportunity to meet the Tuareg people hosting and attending the festival; the day-time festivities include traditional Tuareg music, singing, dancing, poetry, ritual swordplay, ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi4a0858dfd296f.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carnival in Bissau (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, 2012-02-13)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/guinea-bissau/carnival-in-bissau</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/guinea-bissau/carnival-in-bissau</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:36:55 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Guinea-Bissau Carnival is a cultural extravaganza that explodes onto the streets of the capital Bissau during February when the weather is also at its most pleasant.
The carnival takes place over the four days before Lent, is like no other. Although traditionally a Christian celebration, less than 10% of Bissau Guineans call themselves Catholic; the rest worship either Allah or the spirits of the islands and forests. Today's carnival, which has been going for as ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi4aa794766782f.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Festival on the Niger (Ségou, Mali, 2012-02-15)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/mali/festival-on-the-niger</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/mali/festival-on-the-niger</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:36:55 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Founded in 1852, Segou, keeper of one of the most ancient histories of West Africa, capital of the ancient Bambara kingdom, has an undeniable charm which is well worth discovering. Ancient kingdom of culture and tradition, Segou has inspired numerous writers and historians. Among the most famous is Maryse Condé.
Segou is also a region of traditional music and dance. The fith Festival on the Niger, which will take place in Segou at the end of ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi4a9fc6281341a.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maulid (Lamu, Kenya, 2012-02-20)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/kenya/maulid</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/kenya/maulid</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:36:55 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lamu annually hosts the historic Maulidi festivities which have for more than a century been a permanent feature of East Africa's Islamic festivities. Maulidi or Maulid is the popular name given to Milad-un-Nabi an Islamic festival held during the third month of the Muslim calendar (Rabi ul Awwal) to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Mohammed. The Lamu Maulidi celebrations bring together thousands of Muslims from Kenya as well as other parts of East Africa, ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi49f4131bc5cc1.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roots International Festival (Banjul, Gambia, 2012-04-04)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/gambia/roots-international-festival</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/gambia/roots-international-festival</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:36:55 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The International Roots festival is held annually in Banjul and other towns. It commemorates the enslavement of Africans who were captured and shipped to the Americas as a part of the transatlantic slave trade. This festival gives Africans and people from the African Diaspora the opportunity to learn more about their heritage as they delve into the culture and history
of the Continent.
Festival attendees can visit many of the nearby historical sites, including Alex Haley's ancestral ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi4aa1067dac347.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rose Festival (Kelaa M'Gouna, Morocco, 2012-05-14)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/morocco/rose-festival</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/morocco/rose-festival</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:36:55 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Rose Festival is a magical event that usually takes place at the beginning of May every year and has become a favorite attraction and festival for tourists to attend.
The Dades Valley in Morocco is also known as the Valley of the Roses, as it is here where the fragrant rose oil and rose water is produced for the country, and the landscapes are a sea of pink Persian roses. Their beauty and subtle aromas ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/fests/fi49ec7847452e7.jpg</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethiopian Christmas (Lalibela, Ethiopia, 2013-01-07)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/ethiopia/ethiopian-christmas</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/ethiopia/ethiopian-christmas</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:33:16 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Christmas, called Lidet, is not the primary religious and secular festival that it has become in Western countries. Falling on 7 January (29th December Ethiopian calendar), it is celebrated after 43 days fasting known as Advent, with a spectacular procession, which begins at 6 a.m. and lasts until 9 a.m. After the mass service, people go home to break the fast with the meat of chicken or lamb or beef accompanied with injera, a pancake ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epiphany (Lalibela, Ethiopia, 2013-01-19)]]></title><guid>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/ethiopia/epiphany</guid><link>http://en.exploriada.com/festival/africa/ethiopia/epiphany</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:44:39 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Timkat (which means "baptism" in Amharic) is the most important festival in the Ethiopian calendar. 

It is the Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of Epiphany celebrated on January 19 (or 20 on Leap Year), corresponding to the 10th day of Terr following the Ethiopian calendar. Timket celebrates the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. This festival is best known for its ritual reenactment of baptism (similar to such reenactments performed by numerous Christian pilgrims to the ...]]></description></item></channel></rss>
