GARANGO — This Friday, hundreds gathered at the sacred Boulgou hill in Garango to offer sacrifices and seek favors, continuing an annual tradition deeply rooted in the local culture. The ritual, known as Boulgou Balè, involved offerings of various livestock to invoke the hill’s reputed supernatural abilities to grant wishes.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the most prominent of a three-hill chain in the area, holds significant spiritual importance, especially among the Bissa people. The hill, which lends its name to the province, is overseen by His Majesty Naaba Koom, chief of Garango. This year, the ceremony included sacrifices of chickens, goats, sheep, donkeys, oxen, and camels.

During the event, Naaba Koom expressed a communal wish for peace in Burkina Faso, alongside health and a prosperous winter season. Participants, including Jean Luc Kaboré from Réo, visited the hill to ask for health, prosperity, and fertility, with many sharing personal stories of the hill’s impact on their lives.