AA/Dakar
In the famous Keur Moussa Abbey, Senegal, a Christmas mass was celebrated with traditional instruments.
The Christian community organized a Christmas mass at the abbey of Keur Moussa, in the village of Keur Moussa, about fifty kilometers from the capital Dakar.
Instruments such as the “kora”, the “balafon” and the “tam tam”, specific to West Africa, were used during the service, hymns were sung in French and the local language, Wolof, and prayers were said collectively.
In an interview with Anadolu correspondent at the end of the service on Wednesday, Father Thomas hoped for the return of peace to all regions of the world where war rages, particularly in Palestine and Lebanon.
The abbey, founded in 1961 by French monks of the Benedictine order, was inaugurated by the country's first president, Christian Léopold Sédar Senghor, in 1963.
In 1964, the abbey received a gift of the kora, the traditional West African stringed instrument, and the monks began using the instrument in chants and rituals.
Over time, the abbey of Keur Moussa became famous throughout the country thanks to the rituals organized with other traditional instruments as well.
The religious building welcomes many visitors each year, coming from France, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Burkina Faso and the Gambia, as well as Senegal.
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