The Guérewol (var. Guerewol, Gerewol) is an annual courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people of Niger. Young men dressed in elaborate ornamentation and made up in traditional face painting gather in lines to dance and sing, …

格莱沃尔节是西非游牧民族——沃达贝部落（Wodaabe）最重要的节日，在每年雨季刚刚结束的9月举行、持续7天7夜，其主旨在于庆祝和感恩上苍对西非平原短暂绿色、肥沃雨季的给予 [1]。 格莱沃尔节也是西非游牧民族一年一度的求偶节，年轻的男子为了取悦女性，需要画复杂的妆容、带上沉重的饰品、穿着传统的礼仪服饰，然后跳起传统舞蹈来博得姑娘们的好感。 幸运者可以在这个节日里得到爱人或者妻子。 而女子可随意挑选多名丈夫，因为在 一妻多夫制 的部落里，女性 …

Gerewol Festival is one of the major African fests that should be on your bucket list year after year. It illuminates a beautiful story of how certain practices remain unchanged for centuries in the African culture. Traditions remain untouched, like walking into a time capsule where nothing has changed for centuries.

格莱沃尔节 （Guérewol）是 尼日尔 沃达贝族 （英语：Wodaabe） 的 富拉尼人 一年一度的 求偶 比赛节日。 年轻的小伙子会盛装打扮，化上传统的大浓妆，排成一排通过载歌载舞来争夺适婚女青年的关注。 作为传统，每年沃达贝牧民会聚在撒哈拉沙漠南缘，在 撒哈拉沙漠 继续向南扩散致使他们牧场的旱季到来前，如期举行格莱沃尔节。 其中最著名的聚集地在尼日尔西北部的 因加勒 （英语：In-Gall） 地区，这里有盛大的节日、活跃的市场和沃达贝部落与 图阿雷格部落 一系 …

Each year the semi-nomadic Wodaabe people gather for a week of incredible celebrations known as the Gerewol. This colourful festival is one of Africa’s most spectacular and few westerners are privileged to see it.

2022年10月11日 · Guerewol Festival, also known as Gerewol Festival is an annual courtship ritual competition among the semi-nomadic Wodaabe Fula people of Niger and Chad. Young, eligible men dress in elaborate, colorful costumes with music-making objects and extravagant makeup to attract young women.

…its height in the annual gerewol, a beauty contest between men whose faces are painted and who wear metal bracelets, bead necklaces, and head ornaments. The women regularly wear elaborate hairstyles (often featuring golden rings around separate locks of hair) together with a profusion of jewelry. The varieties of dress…

2024年3月5日 · Gerewol Festival also known as Guérewol is an annual courtship competition held among the Wodaabe Fula people in Niger. This traditional festival is primarily held in Niger, Chad, and Nigeria. It involves young men dressing elaborately, wearing traditional face paint, and competing for the attention of single young women.

Trip to Chad for attend the impressive Gerewol Festival in October 2025. After landing in N’Djamena and spending the first night, we will travel to the Chari Baguirmi pasture area in the heart of the Sahel.

2023年6月25日 · Once a year, the Fulani nomads of the Wodaabe tribe gather in Niger and Chad to celebrate a festival known as Guerewol, an ancient courtship ritual.