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Bouakèzo

Nzema · N'zima (Nzema), Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire · Ceremony

The ritual purification bath that closes the Abissa festival at Grand-Bassam. One report says the people are purified, then the king and queen mother, before new-year wishes are exchanged.

Bouakèzo closes the Abissa at Grand-Bassam.

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