Case file · Folklore / legend
The Sigui of 1967
In 1967 the Dogon began the Sigui, a ceremony held about once every 60 years that renews the world and the first death of the ancestors; it moved from village to village until 1973.
1967 CE · 14.43, -3.15 · status: account
The account
Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen had linked the Sigui cycle to Sirius in 1950, and the 'Sirius mystery' grew from their work. Jean Rouch and Dieterlen filmed each year of the 1967 to 1973 Sigui. The next is expected around 2027. The plotted village (Yougo) is approximate.