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====Traditional religions====

It is unclear to what extent [[Traditional African religion|indigenous]] beliefs, such as the [[Serer religion]], continue to be practised. Serer religion encompasses cosmology and a belief in a supreme deity called [[Roog]]. Some of its religious festivals include the ''[[Xooy]]'', ''Mbosseh'', and ''Randou Rande''. Each year, adherents of Serer religion make the annual pilgrimage to [[Kingdom of Sine|Sine]] in Senegal for the ''Xooy'' divination ceremony.<ref>Kalis, Simone (1997). ''Medecine Traditionnele Religion et Divination Chez Les Seereer Siin Du Senegal''. L'Harmattan. {{ISBN| 2-7384-5196-9 }}</ref> Serer religion also has a rather significant imprint on Senegambian Muslim society in that [[Senegambian]] Muslim festivals such as "Tobaski", "Gamo", "Koriteh" and "Weri Kor" have names representing [[loanword]]s from the Serer religion – they were ancient Serer festivals.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Diouf, Niokhobaye |year=1972 |title=Chronique du royaume du Sine, suivie de Notes sur les traditions orales et les sources écrites concernant le royaume du Sine par Charles Becker et Victor Martin (1972) |journal=Bulletin de l'IFAN |volume=34B |issue=4 |pages=706–7, 713–14 }}</ref> {{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Like the Serers, the [[Jola people]] have their own religious customs, including a major religious ceremony, [[Boukout]].