Centuries-old hunt beckons the rain in western Senegal
Ndiaye Ndiaye, a district in the western city of Fatick, on Monday hosted the 723rd edition of its annual hunt, known as the Miss de Diobaye, a centuries-old tradition believed to bring rain and protect the community.
Against a frenzy of drums, chanting and gunfire, a few hundred Serer men parade about in a trance-like state, brandishing the day's hunt — jackals, monitor lizards, monkeys and birds — in hopes of hastening Senegal's rainy season.
The day before the event, a traditional seer, known as a saltigue, predicts which animal must be killed in order to trigger abundant rain.
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