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A biennial international festival, held in March in even-numbered years, celebrating traditional cultural masks. FESTIMA features masks and traditions from several West African countries.
The Festival International des Masques et des Arts, or FESTIMA, is a cultural festival celebrating traditional African masks held in Dédougou, Burkina Faso. Founded to help preserve traditional cultural practices in the modern age, FESTIMA features masks and traditions from several West African countries. It is currently held biennially in even-numbered years. The most recent edition, the fifteenth, was held from February 29 to March 7, 2020, in Bankuy.