Bozo

The Bozoa village of very remote origin, are a fishing village settled mainly in the plains between the Niger River and the Bani, in the area going from Kayes to Mopti, in close relationship with the Bambara, with whom they share some artistic activities such as the sogo theaters. On a smaller scale than fishing practices agriculture. They are the "Owns and Lords of Water", known and respected throughout the region. They practice the cult of gemelity, embodied in Faro, genius of the waters that immolated a ram as distress by the union of Mother Earth and the snake, thus favoring the fertility of the waters to offer a generous fishing. Free the Land of faults Faro reorganizes the order of the universe from the principle of gemelity, granting a privileged status to the twins born of fishermen BozoLighthouse can occur in the form of an animal or a human being and, most often, in the appearance of a woman of white skin, of pleasant presence, straight breasts, belly without navel and mane of black hair, as indicated by Germaine Dieterlin. It is the object of offerings. Centuries ago they embraced Islam although traditionally they remain animists. Their animal totem is the bull. It is famous the shows that they offer with their puppets Sogo Do, organized by Komalen Tom society of the young people of the village.