In mid-December, Sonsoro hosted the Noma Wode Bariba and Peuhl Cultural Festival. This annual event celebrates the traditional culture of the Bariba and Peuhl people. The festival location rotates amongst six local villages, and this was Sonsoro's year. The festivities included music, dancing, traditional jousting and fighting, and horsemanship. The event attracted an enormous crowd, and even two government ministers attended and spoke at the event. The festival was set to last three days but ended a day early when the principle organizer's sister died.
As the event was closing down on the final day, the Peuhl horsemen rode through town. One of them stopped at the shop where I spend much of my time. Shockingly, he just rode his horse right into the front patio area. Thanks to that, I was able to get an up-close picture of the horse in all of its regalia.
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