The festival is believed to have first been celebrated in the 16th century. Ivory Coast Nzema peoples Abissa festival. The population of Nzulezu is roughly men, women and children, governed by a village chief and a handful of village elders. There is also little exposure to the outside world with no television and poor radio reception. Every individuals has to repent publicly after the community may have pointed out his misdeeds for the elapsed year.
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