Editing Senegal (section)

== Culture ==
Senegal is well known for the West African tradition of storytelling, which is done by ''[[griot]]s'', who have kept West African history alive for thousands of years through words and music. The ''griot'' profession is passed down generation to generation and requires years of training and apprenticeship in genealogy, history and music. ''Griots'' give voice to generations of West African society.<ref name="ross">Eric S. Ross, Culture and Customs of Senegal, Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 2008 {{ISBN|0-313-34036-6}}</ref>

The ''[[African Renaissance Monument]]'' built in 2010 in [[Dakar]] is the [[List of tallest statues|tallest statue in Africa]]. Dakar also hosts a film festival, Recidak.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fr.africatime.com/senegal/articles/apres-dix-annees-dinterruption-les-recidak-nouvelles-arrivent-en-2014|title=Après dix années d'interruption : Les RECIDAK nouvelles arrivent en 2014|author=Baba Diop|language=fr|publisher=Africatime|access-date=30 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130190636/http://fr.africatime.com/senegal/articles/apres-dix-annees-dinterruption-les-recidak-nouvelles-arrivent-en-2014|archive-date=30 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Islamic festival of [[Eid al-Adha]], known locally as Tabaski, is popularly celebrated by Senegalese people. Despite being predominantly Muslim, the Christian festival of Christmas is also popularly observed, with Christmas trees and decorations lining up the city of Dakar.<ref name=":0b" />

=== Cuisine ===
{{Further|Senegalese cuisine}}
Because Senegal borders the Atlantic Ocean, [[Fish as food|fish]] is very important. [[Chicken as food|Chicken]], [[Lamb and mutton|lamb]], [[pea]]s, [[Egg (food)|eggs]], and beef are also used in Senegalese cooking, but not pork, due to the nation's largely [[Muslim]] population. [[Peanut]]s, the primary crop of Senegal, as well as [[couscous]], [[white rice]], [[sweet potato]]es, [[lentil]]s, [[black-eyed pea]]s and various vegetables, are also incorporated into many recipes. Meats and vegetables are typically stewed or marinated in herbs and spices, and then poured over rice or couscous, or eaten with bread.

Popular fresh juices are made from [[Hibiscus|bissap]], [[ginger]], ''buoy '' (pronounced 'buoy', which is the fruit of the [[Adansonia digitata|baobab]] tree, also known as "monkey bread fruit"), [[mango]], or other fruit or wild trees (most famously [[soursop]], which is called ''corossol'' in French). Desserts are very rich and sweet, combining native ingredients with the extravagance and style characteristic of the French impact on Senegal's culinary methods. They are often served with fresh fruit and are traditionally followed by coffee or tea.

=== Music ===
{{Further|Music of Senegal}}
[[File:Solo cissokho DSC 0448.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Kora (instrument)|Kora]] player from Senegal]]
Senegal is known across Africa for its musical roots, due to the popularity of [[mbalax]], which originated from the Serer [[percussion instrument|percussive]] tradition especially the [[Njuup]], it has been popularized by [[Youssou N'Dour]], [[Omar Pene]] and others. [[Sabar]] drumming is especially popular. The sabar is mostly used in special celebrations such as weddings. Another instrument, the [[Talking drum|tama]], is used in more ethnic groups. Other popular international renowned Senegalese musicians are [[Ismael Lô]], [[Cheikh Lô]], [[Orchestra Baobab]], [[Baaba Maal]], [[Akon]] (US-born), [[Thione Seck]], [[Viviane]], Fallou Dieng, [[Titi (singer)|Titi]], [[Seckou Keita]] and [[Pape Diouf]].

=== Cinema ===
{{main|Cinema of Senegal}}

=== Media ===
{{main|Media of Senegal}}

=== Hospitality ===
Hospitality, in theory, is given such importance in Senegalese culture that it is widely considered to be part of the national identity. The Wolof<ref name="Serer Jom">The word ''taranga'' (hospitality), ''jom'' (honour), etc., are all [[Serer people|Serer]] from the [[Serer language]], rooted in Serer values and [[serer religion]], not Wolof. See: {{in lang|fr}} [[Henry Gravrand|Gravrand, Henry]], "L'HERITAGE SPIRITUEL SEREER: VALEUR TRADITIONNELLE D'HIER, D'AUJOURD'HUI ET DE DEMAIN" [in] Ethiopiques, numéro 31, révue socialiste de culture négro-africaine, 3e trimestre 1982 [http://ethiopiques.refer.sn/spip.php?article895] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901205550/http://ethiopiques.refer.sn/spip.php?article895|date=1 September 2011}}</ref> word for hospitality is "teranga" and it is so identified with the pride of Senegal that the national football team is known as [[Senegal national football team|''Les Lions de la Téranga'']].<ref name="ross"/>{{Original research inline|date=October 2011}}

=== Sport ===
[[File:Lutte sénégalaise Bercy 2013 - Mame Balla-Pape Mor Lô - 32.jpg|thumb|Senegalese Wrestling|left]]
[[File:MurPeint-ElHadjDiouf-Dakar-Sénégal.jpg|thumb|upright|Painting of footballer [[El Hadji Diouf]] in Dakar]]

Senegalese play many sports. [[Senegalese wrestling|Wrestling]] and [[association football|football]] are the most popular sports in the country. Senegal will host the [[2026 Summer Youth Olympics]] in [[Dakar]], making Senegal the first African country to host an Olympic event.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/senegal-to-be-1st-african-olympic-host-at-2022-youth-games/2018/09/07/4a0d6548-b2c2-11e8-8b53-50116768e499_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910164731/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/senegal-to-be-1st-african-olympic-host-at-2022-youth-games/2018/09/07/4a0d6548-b2c2-11e8-8b53-50116768e499_story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 September 2018|title=Senegal to be 1st African Olympic host at 2022 Youth Games|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/senegal-african-nation-host-olympic-event-180907175449927.html|title=Senegal first African nation to host an Olympic event|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=10 September 2018|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219142859/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/senegal-african-nation-host-olympic-event-180907175449927.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Senegalese wrestling]] is the country's most popular sport<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/sportsafrica/communicationmedia/ousmane.htm|title=Sports in Africa: Communication and Media|access-date=3 April 2015|publisher=Ohio University|archive-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430181247/https://www.ohio.edu/sportsafrica/communicationmedia/ousmane.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> and has become a national obsession.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pri.org/stories/2011-06-09/wrestling-solution-poverty-senegal|title=Wrestling As a Solution to Poverty in Senegal|last1=Skelton|first1=Rose|last2=Werman|first2=Marco|date=9 June 2011|publisher=PRI|access-date=3 April 2015|archive-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430181231/https://www.pri.org/stories/2011-06-09/wrestling-solution-poverty-senegal|url-status=live}}</ref> It traditionally serves many young men to escape poverty and it is the only sport recognized as developed independently of Western culture.

[[File:Senegal fans Russia 2018.jpg|thumb|Senegalese football fans at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in Russia]]
Football is a popular sport in Senegal. In [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations|2022]] the national team beat [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] to win the [[Africa Cup of Nations]] for the first time, and they were runners-up in [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]] and [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]. They became one of only five African teams to ever reach the quarter-finals of the [[FIFA World Cup]], after [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in 1990 and before [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] in 2010, defeating holders [[France national football team|France]] in their first game in 2002. Senegal qualified for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in Russia, and for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] in Qatar.

Senegal has traditionally been one of Africa's dominant basketball powers. The [[Senegal national basketball team|men's team]] performed better than that of any other African nation at the [[2014 FIBA World Cup]], where they reached the playoffs for the first time. The [[Senegal women's national basketball team|women's team]] won 19 medals at 20 [[FIBA Africa Championship for Women|African Championships]], more than twice as many medals as any competitor. When the country hosted the [[2019 FIBA Women's AfroBasket]], 15,000 fans flocked to the [[Dakar Arena]] which is registered as a record attendance for basketball in Africa.<ref>{{cite news |title=Getting to know Africa's flashy basketball arenas |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/getting-to-know-africas-flashy-basketball-arenas |access-date=10 December 2020 |publisher=FIBA |date=2 September 2019 |archive-date=7 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107193242/https://www.fiba.basketball/news/getting-to-know-africas-flashy-basketball-arenas |url-status=live }}</ref> Senegal was one of the continent's pioneers in basketball as it established one of Africa's first competitive leagues.<ref>{{cite news |first=Lee |last=Nxumalo |title=Basketball's next frontier is Africa |url=https://www.newframe.com/basketballs-next-frontier-is-africa/ |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=New Frame |date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116062357/https://www.newframe.com/basketballs-next-frontier-is-africa/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2016, the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] announced the launch of an Elite's Academy in Africa, and more precisely in Senegal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2016/12/21/nba-academy-africa|title=NBA to open academy in Africa in 2017|publisher=National Basketball Association|access-date=26 December 2016|archive-date=9 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009110034/https://www.nba.com/article/2016/12/21/nba-academy-africa|url-status=live}}</ref>

The country hosted the [[Dakar Rally|Paris–Dakar rally]] from [[1979 Paris–Dakar Rally|1979]] until [[2007 Dakar Rally|2007]]. The Dakar Rally was an off-road endurance motorsport race which followed a course from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal. The competitors used off-road vehicles to cross the difficult geography. The last race was held in 2007, before the 2008 rally was canceled a day before the event due to security concerns in [[Mauritania]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/05/france.sport|title=Dakar rally cancelled at last minute over terrorist threat|last=Hamilos|first=Paul|date=4 January 2008|website=The Guardian|access-date=10 February 2018|archive-date=24 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424135531/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/05/france.sport|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2021 Ocean X-Prix|Ocean X-Prix]] of the electric off-road championship [[Extreme E]] was also hosted in Senegal.