BURKINA FASO

CULTURE

 

In the culture of Burkina Faso are indigenous masks and dance. The masks are used in the Sahel region of West and are made to rites of sacrifice to the gods and animal spirits in small towns that make up the country. Dance, on the other hand, is used to evoke the wishes of the people for the blessing of the spirits.

 

LITERATURE

 

Literature in Burkina Faso is based on oral tradition have influence on local writers after independence in 1960. Some prominent authors are Nazi Boni and Roger Nikiema.

 

THEATER

 

The theater of Burkina Faso combines traditional scene set in colonial influences of education of the rural population to create their own theatrical style. Traditional ceremonies of many ethnic groups include dancing with masks.

 

KITCHEN

 

The kitchen is typical of West Africa, based on staples such as sorghum, millet, rice, corn, peanuts, potatoes, beans, yams and gombo.

 

ART AND CINEMA

 

The Popular Theatre in Ouagadougou, is the center of social and cultural events in the country. The capital is the common place of African cinema and hosts the annual Pan African Film Festival. Also noteworthy Laongo area, granite environment where artists from around the world sculpt the rock.

 

FESTIVITIES

 

Some of the festivities carried out in Burkina Faso are:

 

January 3: Anniversary of the 1966 coup

August 4: Revolution Day

August 5: Independence Day

October 15: Anniversary of the 1987 coup

December 11: Proclamation of the Republic

 

                                                                                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                         By: LUZ ADRIANA BETANCOURT