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Collection	Volunteer Photos
Photo Title	Fish Fête
Photo Description	I took this photo during fish fête, an annual festival in the desert of Haute Guinea. These festivals take place after the dry season, when there is a lake left where the river usually flows during rainy season. These lakes are not fished until the day of fish fête, when there are ceremonies and dancing to celebrate. The day of the fête, there is dancing and music. After the ceremony, hundreds of people gather around the lake until a signal tells them to begin fishing. Everyone descends on the lake at once, using homemade stick cages, spears or fishing nets. The women even roll up their skirts to catch fish with their bare hands.
Contributor	Amanda Breitbach
Region	Africa Region
Country of Service	Guinea
Service Dates (Beginning)	2005
Service Dates (Ending)	2007
Sector	Agriculture
Decade	2000S
Keywords	Fishing Celebrations
Resource Type	Photo
Format	JPG
Date created	2011-08-26

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