PeopleCentral Africa

Fang

People of the equatorial forest; the bwiti tradition is practiced with deep reverence.

Gabon

Equatorial Guinea

CameroonFang

Customs they practice

1 recorded rite, each with its steps and its WHY.

Faith & ancestorsmachine draft

Bwiti · the Fang initiation tradition

The spiritual discipline of the Fang and neighbouring peoples of Gabon, centred on initiation with the sacred iboga plant under strict elder guidance: a night-long passage seeking the ancestors.

Fang

What they eat

2 dishes, what they mean and when they appear.

Staplemachine draft

Fufu

Cassava and plantain (or yam) boiled and pounded into a smooth, elastic dough, swallowed rather than chewed: a swallow-starch staple across much of West and Central Africa.

Akan · Ewe · Ga +2

Celebrationmachine draft

Ndolé

A rich stew of bitterleaf (or spinach), ground peanuts, and smoked fish or beef, considered Cameroon’s national dish and a fixture of celebration tables.

Fang · Grassfields peoples