{"id":39629,"date":"2026-06-02T17:37:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=39629"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:52:43","slug":"burkina-faso-culture-the-6th-edition-of-fescusan-opens-its-doors-at-the-jean-pierre-guingane-cultural-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=39629","title":{"rendered":"Burkina Faso\/Culture: The 6th edition of FESCUSAN opens its doors at the Jean-Pierre Guingan\u00e9 Cultural Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An article in Le Faso<\/a><\/p>\n

The 6th edition of the San Culture Festival (FESCUSAN) officially opened on Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Ouagadougou. Scheduled to run until May 31 at the Jean-Pierre Guingan\u00e9 Cultural Center, the event highlights the cultural, artistic, and gastronomic values \u200b\u200bof the San people.<\/p>\n

Under the theme “Culture: A Factor of Peace and Unity in a Multiethnic Burkina Faso,” this edition brings together the sons and daughters of the San community to promote their rich cultural heritage within a context of social cohesion and… Living together. The Dafing (Marka) community is the guest of honor at this 6th edition.<\/p>\n


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For four days, several cultural activities will punctuate the festival. Visitors will be able to discover traditional dances and songs, visit a craft exhibition, and also explore San cuisine, which will be featured throughout the event.<\/p>\n

The organizers invite the people of Ouagadougou to come to the Jean-Pierre Guingan\u00e9 Cultural Center to discover the cultural specificities of the San people and share moments of fraternity around traditional Burkinab\u00e8 values.<\/p>\n

The festival’s promoter, who is also the president of the organizing committee, Urbain To\u00e9, emphasized that this San cultural festival is not just a festive event but a place of remembrance, education, appreciation, and transmission. “At a time when the challenges of globalization threaten cultural homogeneity, it is our duty to preserve what our ancestors have given us.” \u201cOur most precious legacy is our cultural identity,\u201d he emphasized. According to him, the festival aims to showcase San culture in all its forms: language, traditional dances and music, crafts and weaving, gastronomy, and many other forms of knowledge.<\/p>\n

Representing the Minister of Culture at the opening ceremony, Marguerite Douanio praised the festival’s importance in safeguarding and transmitting national cultural heritage. \u201cThe San people, through their language, social organization, and artistic and spiritual practices, have built an invaluable cultural heritage over centuries. FESCUSAN, now in its 6th edition, is a precious opportunity to revisit this wealth, revive it, share it, and above all, pass it on to younger generations. Through traditional dances and songs, masks, craft exhibitions, and local cuisine, this festival highlights everything that makes our heritage so grand and unique.\u201d \u201cThis festival is a cultural event,\u201d emphasized the representative of the Minister of Culture.<\/p>\n

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Can festivals help create peace at the community level?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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For her, this festival is also a platform for dialogue between the past and the present, between tradition and modernity, and between generations. \u201cIn a global context marked by globalization, it is imperative for each people to strengthen its cultural identity so as not to dissolve into a uniform mold. This festival therefore constitutes a strong and resolute response to this challenge of our time. I would like to emphasize here that culture is not a heritage frozen in the past. It is dynamic, evolving, and alive. It is also a factor in economic, social, and even political development. Cultural and creative industries offer opportunities for employment, income, and exchange. Traditional crafts, gastronomy, and musical instruments are export products and drivers of innovation.<\/p>\n

That is why I am calling on young people: embrace your culture. Do not see it as mere folklore, but as a solid foundation upon which to build an authentic and prosperous future. Be proud of your heritage.\u201d \u201cOrigins, names, languages, rites, and traditions. Progress does not mean abandoning oneself, but rather valuing who we are in harmony with others,\u201d stated Ms. Douanio.<\/p>\n

According to the sponsors\u2019 representative, Mathieu Boro, the San community, through this festival, demonstrates once again its immense cultural richness, its resilience, and above all, its commitment to preserving, promoting, and transmitting its cultural identity to present and future generations. \u201cIn an increasingly globalized world, where cultures tend to become more uniform, it is imperative for each community to reclaim its roots, strengthen its sense of identity, and defend its tangible and intangible heritage.<\/p>\n

This festival is therefore not just a simple celebration. It is an act of remembrance, an act of transmission.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is also a space for dialogue between generations, a bridge between the glorious past, the dynamic present, and the future we hope will be rich in values. These values \u200b\u200bare not just words. They are at the heart of our traditional conflict management mechanisms. Before modern institutions were established, it was our traditional chiefs, our elders, our griots, our blacksmiths, who worked every day to maintain social peace, reconcile families, and prevent violence,\u201d Mr. Boro explained.<\/p>\n

For C\u00e9line Zina Bay\u00e9, representative of the Dafing community (Marka), true peace is not decreed solely through political agreements. Rather, it is built, step by step, in hearts and minds, through education, mutual respect, listening, and dialogue. \u201cThis is where culture plays an irreplaceable role.\u201d Through music, dance, storytelling, proverbs, and traditional ceremonies, San culture teaches solidarity, justice, conviviality, and respect for others. Yes, peace can emerge from culture when it is used as a lever for inclusion, sharing, and unity. And this is how we will move from peace through culture to a true culture of peace. This requires a profound paradigm shift: considering culture not as a luxury or a distraction, but as a pillar of development, a tool for resilience, and a gentle weapon against violence and intolerance,\u201d she noted. She concluded by thanking the organizers for the honor bestowed upon their community with this edition.<\/p>\n

Through this cultural initiative, the festival organizers intend to contribute to strengthening national unity and promoting cultural diversity in Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

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