Tabaski and other Mali Local Custom Tips

The festival of Tabaski takes place two months and ten days after the end of Ramadan. Tabaski is a festival of the joy of forgiveness, of meditation, humility and faith. Early in the morning the women who are beautifully dressed, embellish their houses and scent it with incense.
The prayer: celebrating meditation and faith, the Moslems go to the mosque for the prayer of Tabaski. This prayer is generally held around 9h30 and lasts approximately 30 min.

The sacrifice: Just after the prayer, the Imam is the first to cut the throat of his ram. Once they have returned to their houses, the other Moslems are authorized to do so too. Every household, if the means allow it, should cut the throat of a sheep, an ox, a goat, a camel or a chicken. The entire family should eat meat abundantly, as this is the festival of the sheep.
Greetings and forgiveness: Tabaski is also the festival of forgiveness and humility. The evening of the festival and generally for three days after, the members of the community do mutual visits and present their wishes (like those of New Year's day) and ask forgiveness for offences made to each other. This is also an occasion of reconciliation and tolerance.

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A lot of Malians have small motorbikes to travel in the villages.
As it is not profitable to open a petrol station in the villages, some people are delegates of big petrol companies and resell petrol in bottles.
You can buy petrol in bottle of Coke! or any other size. It is not advisable if you have a good engine, but if you are really in need, it can help, this kind of station is everywhere.

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