- Ritual
- Koré／コレ（Bassari男子成人加入）
- Region and community
- セネガル南東部Kédougou州／Bassari（ɓe-liyan）男子
- Age at the cultural rite
- Age 12 / Age 13
- Transition conditions
- Reaching a recognized age / Community initiation / Age-grade transition / Trial or training
- Legal age of majority
- Senegal18 yearsSenegal · Calendar unspecified · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
Among Bassari communities in eastern Senegal, Koré admits boys from about twelve or thirteen into an age grade and prepares them for hunting, family life, and full participation in the community. Candidates leave the village together and face tests of strength and courage under initiated men, while women and elders accompany the passage with songs and night-long dances.
Two villages in the Oubadji area held initiations in May 2025. The rite is not necessarily annual in every village; some wait two or three years until a cohort is ready.
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