ABSTRACT
In addition to the bori dances and the rites for rain, there are regular festivals and pilgrimages which must be observed if the community is to be prosperous. One has been described already, that of the Daffa Ble to the tomb of Al Khaderi in Tunis, but there is a much more important pilgrimage and festival, known as the Ziara, which must be performed annually. In Tripoli, the Hausas go to the tomb of Sidi Masari or of Sidi Makari, I was told; in Tunis there are four marabouts who are thus honoured, the most popular being Sidi Sa’ad.
