The Evala initiation fights will start this Saturday, July 13, in Kabyè country, more precisely in the Kara Region, and end on Sunday, July 21, with the Evala dance in Pya at the home of the President of the Republic.
It's one of the events that brings together all the sons and daughters of the Kozah prefecture.
During a week of jousting, young wrestlers from the region's villages and cantons will spar before the eyes of hundreds of visitors and tourists.
A number of socio-economic and cultural events, punctuated by awareness-raising campaigns, will take place alongside the fights.
Evalas are initiation ceremonies marking the passage from adolescence to adulthood for young boys in Kabyè country.
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