Gerewol - Seduction Festival

Leanna Wolfe
Leanna WolfeSpeaker/Social Researcher at LA Valley College
Gerewol Festival
Ethiopian
Airlines,
My Carrier
from Cape
Town to, Niger
Bole Airport
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Chill Space..
Niamey, Niger Airport
Niger is one of the poorest countries
in the world with very limited
infrastructural development and
an average birth rate of 6.7 children per
family. There is significant open land
for grazing enabling Pastoralists such as
the Bororo (Wodaabe) to effectively
maintain their herds and their traditions.
Other tribal peoples in Niger include
the Hausa, Djerma, Fulani and the
Tuareg.
Gerewol - Seduction Festival
Roadside
Business selling
root crops
and cell phone
SIM Cards
Passage over
the less
travelled roads
required a
military escort.
The roads were horrible and the whole caravan
stopped whenever there was car trouble!
Wide Open Niger Countryside
Gerewol - Seduction Festival
Gerewol - Seduction Festival
Girl with Goat : Typical Village Life
Lakeside Dwellings…
Rural Villages with rough fences and animals..
The Gerewol Festival:
Wodaabe Young Men’s
Beauty Pageant
• Annual Gathering of Wodaabe Pastoralists
• Opportunity to Meet Potential Partners
• Community Standards for Male Beauty
• Bright Teeth – Shining Eyes
• Lips flutters / Eye Rolls
• Handmade Costumes
• Celebration of Young Male Sexuality
• Supervised by Elders
• Hookups that could last a lifetime…
• Opportunity for trial Partnerships
Getting Ready!
Gerewol - Seduction Festival
Herds at the Festival…
Camping with Camels
The Yaake Dance
For Personality
and Charisma
Gerewol - Seduction Festival
Gerewol - Seduction Festival
The Vielle (Old) Woman
Inspects the Yaake
Dancers
Tribal
Elder
Surveys
the
Dancers
Gerewol - Seduction Festival
The Young
Women’s Dance
The Young Women’s Dance
The Gerewol
Seduction Dance
Gerewol - Seduction Festival
Gerewol - Seduction Festival
Girls Enjoy
The Show
Gerewol - Seduction Festival
Excited
Onlookers!
Prepping the
Finalists’ Feather
Head Gear
A Seductive Look!
Gerewol - Seduction Festival
Perfect Pose!
Young Women
With Big Decisions
Much to Consider!
Parallels to Burning Man
• Annual Gathering – Home Coming
• Remote Desert
• Camping
• Fires at Night
• Costumes & Body Decorations
• Opportunities to Meet New Partners
• Can be Brief Hookup
• Can be a Lasting Relationship
• Ritual Activities
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