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Cure Salée at In-Gall

At the end of the rains, Tuareg and Wodaabe herders bring their cattle to the salt pools near In-Gall, in northern Niger.

People leaving the Cure Salée festival grounds after the opening ceremony. In In-Gall, a town in central Niger (rural commune of In-Gall, Tchirozerine department, Agadez region).
Photo: NigerTZai, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cattle at Cure Salée at In-Gall

The Cure Salée, the salt cure, takes place at the end of the rainy season, usually in the second half of September. Tuareg and Wodaabe herders gather on the plains near In-Gall, where pools and flats rich in salts and minerals give their cattle, goats and camels a cure before the long walk south for the dry season. Since the 1990s the government of Niger has set a date each year and opened a three-day official festival, with camel races and music. For the Wodaabe it is also a time of courtship and marriage, and of the gerewol, when young men in elaborate make-up dance to be chosen.

The breeds

Red BororoThe long-horned red zebu of the Wodaabe herders.ZebuThe humped cattle of the Sahel.
About this page

Written by the EveryCow desk with AI assistance. Background: "Cure Salee" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

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

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