Abissa

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Abissa is a cultural concept embracing the music, dance, and spiritual life of the Nzema people in the town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/03/world/grand-bassam-journal-in-one-unbridled-week-a-town-s-moment-of-truth.html|title=Grand-Bassam Journal; In One Unbridled Week, a Town's Moment of Truth|first=Howard W.|last=French|date=November 3, 1995|work=New York Times|accessdate=22 August 2009}} The best-known expression of Abissa is a festival celebrated in the last week of October. It is a time of forgiveness and rebirth marked by a week-long celebration.

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