festivals
This year the PAPIACKUM BABA I STUDENTS AND EX-STUDENTS CULTURAL ASSOCIATION PASECAorganises a cultural week as never before.The programme is as follows;22 DEC 2009 =SPORTING ACTIVITIES AND CLEAN UP.23 DEC 2009=GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING -ELECTIONS.24 DEC 2009=CULTURAL NITE AND GALLA NITE.All the tourist within and without are invited to witness today and testify tommrow about this up comin event.
Each year each of the villages will host a cultural festival. This is a unique opportunity to see dancers, masquerades jujus, gun firing, snake dancers and fire dancers. After marveling at these sights, sit with the locals and enjoy a glass of the famed palm wine.
All visitors are welcome to the festivals and all festivals are free of charge.
Festival dates for the different villages are listed below:
BAMUNKA
5/Dec/08: Traditional national assembly of the village/pronouncement of the message of the year by messengers of the Ngumba or Nwonserh /Kingmakers whole day
6/Dec/08: Fonâs movement or procession to and from Nchilokeh Meussi/Sharing of salt to infants/ Display of Njujus or Masquerades whole day
14/Dec/08: Fonâs movement to Bekue or first Palace of the Bamunka people/Sharing of salt to infants/ Display of Njujus or Masquerades whole day
22/Dec/08: Bamunka Palaces/Annual celebrations of the passing away or death of the two previous fons/ Series of colourful cultural events beginning with queens, masquerades, dignitoaries dances, etc whole day
30/Dec/08: Trekking of the Fon and entourage to site/Fonâs stop-over at traditional religious site Ncheumbeh_ upon return from Ngo-Mbuh/Singing, dancing and blessings of the Fondom (whole day. This is the only opportunity to see women's participation in the annual festivals.
7/Jan/08: Same events as on the 22/Dec/08. Series of colourful cultural events beginning with queens, masquerades, dignitaries dances, etc
15/Jan/08: Annual celebration of the passing away or death of the two previous Fons/Series of colourful cultural events by Princes or those who do not belong to Nwonserh/Appearance of masquerades, of Ngueteh and dignitaries, traditional dances, etc whole day
23/Jan/08: Same as 15/Jan/08 half a day
Last week of January: Other socio-cultural activities of the Meukoh peopleâ at least two days
BAMESSING
19/Dec/08: Start of cultural festival. Notables wearing traditional dress move from palace around the village
23/Dec/08: Girls and women dance bearing peace plants
8/Jan/08: Fire & snake dances
17/Jan/08: Quarter heads from the village bring gifts of palm wine to the palace. The Fon and notables accept the palm wine and dance
19/Jan/08: Prince and princesses dance from the palace to the market
20/Jan/08: Annual danceâmasquerades jujus dance
BAFOUSSAMEvents occur throughout November, December and January. For more information call the palace on +237 94 33 26 48 Agathe
FOUMBANNovember 28th-November 20thBalikumbat: The famous Lela Dance
