. The ban of the Bori; demons and demon-dancing in West and North Africa . d ;in Tunis there are four marabouts who are thus honoured,the most popular being Sidi Saad. Men and women, Arabs and Hausas, go there togethereach year to offer sacrifices, and to make their go on a Wednesday morning, taking a sacrificial he-goat and some fowls for each party, together with candlesand incense, and extra food. For the rest of that day theydance, at night sleeping in the rooms built there for thepilgrims, and the ceremonies continue for three more would be a very serious thing to pr
. The ban of the Bori; demons and demon-dancing in West and North Africa . d ;in Tunis there are four marabouts who are thus honoured,the most popular being Sidi Saad. Men and women, Arabs and Hausas, go there togethereach year to offer sacrifices, and to make their go on a Wednesday morning, taking a sacrificial he-goat and some fowls for each party, together with candlesand incense, and extra food. For the rest of that day theydance, at night sleeping in the rooms built there for thepilgrims, and the ceremonies continue for three more would be a very serious thing to prevent anyone goingthere, as the following story, from Auta, will show. Fouryears ago a Frenchman of Susa (Sousse) had an Arabfemale servant who asked for leave to go, which he he persisted in his refusal, the woman took her wages,left his service, and went off. One night afterwards, SidiSaad himself, armed with a big club, appeared by the sideof the Frenchman, and told him that he (the latter) wouldhave to perform the pilgrimage in the following year, and 224. ~^mk\ •-!• Sr-&-■*■)
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