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August 29, 2005

Corn harvest

Yesterday I started harvesting the corn in my back yard. All over Djibo people are doing the same - they are taking corn to each other as gifts and will eat it until the main millet harvest.

When someone gives you corn you say 'Alla hollu en wartoore' (May God show us next year). It is an expression of hope for a plentiful year to come.

At last, we are through the worst of 'hungry season'.

Posted by sahelsteve at August 29, 2005 08:19 PM