Usually once a year an activity turns the Malian town of Djenné upside-down! The town bustles of activity when the Grande Mosquée is being renovated. The largest mud-built structure in the world needs a new layer of mud on a yearly basis.
Young and old is involved, girls carry in buckets of water, boys carry baskets of mud, men do the plastering and in the meantime the women are busy cooking meals to feed the hungry workers.
Teamwork, a touch of competition, lots of fun go hand in hand with tradition, religion and culture.
This year the town of Djenné will be bustling twice!
On 12 & 13 April the first part of the annual plastering was done by three of Djenné's neighborhoods.
On May 3rd and 4th another five neighborhoods will take on the second part of the job.
Are you in Mali and looking forward to being part of this experience?
We have places available on the trip to Djenné scheduled for 3 and 4 May.
Mail (info@papillonreizen.com) or call us (+223-76689115) for more information.
Wondering what the annual plastering looks like? Take a look at the 2012 album on our Facebook page.
