African & diasporan elements on the 2025 Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage list

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The zaffa in the traditional wedding - UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

The zaffa is a traditional bridal procession that marks a couple’s transition from single to married life. It involves rituals, music, dance and a festive gathering. The zaffa begins with careful preparations. The bride undergoes cleansing rituals and applies henna, while special clothes...

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The bearing of the sacred stone or the rites of the New Year in the Guin country in Togo - UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

The rites of the New Year are a series of around twenty rituals practised annually by the Guin People of southern Togo, over the course of seven months, to honour deities and ancestors. These rituals follow a lunar calendar and take place at the same times each year. The new year is marked by...

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