Category:Cameroonian Food Traditions and Festivals

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There are many traditions and festivals held in Cameroon. The national holidays include National Day (May 20), Assumption (August 15th), Christmas (December 25th), New Year’s Day (January 1st), National Youth Day (February 11th) and Labour Day (May 1st). All of these celebrations include specific food traditions. The two important religions in Cameroon are Christian and Islam. Each of them has specific traditions and celebrations. Christian holidays include Good Friday (this day is celebrated by eating hot cross buns), Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. Muslim celebrations include Id-al-Fir and Id-al-Adha. Apart from these holidays, there are traditional festivals held by each ethnic group. For example, once every year during the dry season, Douala plays host to the Ngondo festival, a great gathering of the Sawa people where traditional dishes like Dakéré (millet flour, steamed and eaten as it is or with milk) or Brochettes (a kind of barbecued kebab made from either chicken, beef, or goat).