# Ngondo

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{{Short description|Annual festival in Douala, Cameroon}}
thumb|Ngondo messenger on Wouri River
The '''Ngondo''' is an annual water-centered festival held by the [Sawa](/source/Sawa_(ethnic_group)) (coastal peoples) in [Douala](/source/Douala), [Cameroon](/source/Cameroon). The highlight of the festival is a ceremony of the [jengu](/source/jengu). The ceremony is held at a beach on [Wouri Bay](/source/Wouri_River), during which a devotee enters the water to visit the underwater kingdom of the miengu (plural for jengu). The miengu are believed to be similar to mermaids, and will grant good luck to their worshippers. According to tradition, the devotee can remain underwater for hours, and emerge with his clothing appearing completely dry. Children are not allowed to attend the ceremony. Ngondo was banned by the government of Cameroon in 1981, but reinstated in 1991. The ceremony is held during the first two weeks of December every year.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Austen |first=Ralph A. |year=1992 |title=Tradition, Invention and History : The Case of the Ngondo (Cameroon) |journal=Cahiers d'Études Africaines |volume=32 |issue=126 |pages=285–309 |jstor=4392382}}</ref>
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==Gallery==
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File:HRKaba.JPG|Women with blue Kaba
File:Kdfkaba00.JPG|Woman with green Kaba
File:KdfKaba010.JPG|Women with black Kaba
File:GedKaba.JPG|Women with striped Kaba
File:Le soir au Ngondo à NBAGA-BAKOKO.jpg|Festival evening
File:Activités du Ngondo 02.jpg|Ritual
File:Activités du Ngondo 20.jpg|West community invited at Ngondo
File:Activités du Ngondo 05.jpg|Ngondo Traditional wrestling
File:Activités du Ngondo 15.jpg|[Assiko](/source/Assiko) Dancers
File:Activités du Ngondo 17.jpg
File:Activités du Ngondo 12.jpg
File:Activités du Ngondo 14.jpg
File:Activités du Ngondo 11.jpg|swimming competition
File:Fleuve Wouri à Douala 09.jpg|Ritual pirogue
File:Danse sawa ngondo6.jpg|Abele singers
File:Fleuve Wouri à Douala 08.jpg|Ngondo place
File:Activités du Ngondo 7.jpg|[Tupuri](/source/Tupuri_people) community at Ngondo
</gallery>

==References==
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Category:Festivals in Cameroon
Category:Religious festivals in Cameroon
Category:Cultural festivals in Cameroon

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