''Khar Bii'' ("This Sheep" in
Wolof
Wolof or Wollof may refer to:
* Wolof people, an ethnic group found in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania
* Wolof language, a language spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania
* The Wolof or Jolof Empire, a medieval West African successor of the Mal ...
[) is a television show that has aired annually on ]2sTV
2sTV is the second television channel of Senegal.
It is owned 100% by El hadji Ibrahima Ndiaye, the administrator of the channel.
Beginnings
In 2003, the first programmes were shown on the UHF23 channel. The station was at first a partnership ...
in Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
since 2009.[ As of 2012, it was the most popular show in Senegal.]ram
Ram, ram, or RAM may refer to:
Animals
* A male sheep
* Ram cichlid, a freshwater tropical fish
People
* Ram (given name)
* Ram (surname)
* Ram (director) (Ramsubramaniam), an Indian Tamil film director
* RAM (musician) (born 1974), Dutch
* Ra ...
in the country and airs each year in the lead-up to the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's co ...
(known locally as ''Tabaski'').[
Sheep play an important role in Senegalese culture.][ They are popular pets, often living inside their owners' homes.][ In addition, sheep are important to the festival of Eid al-Adha, which commemorates Abraham's near sacrifice of his son (and ultimate sacrifice of a ram in Isaac's place).][ Nearly every Senegalese Muslim family with sufficient resources sacrifices a sheep to celebrate Eid al-Adha; over 700,000 sheep are purchased annually for this purpose.][
The show's creator, Marianne Bathily, aimed to create a spectacle akin to an American ]dog show
A dog show is an event where dogs are exhibited. A conformation show, also referred to as a ''breed show'', is a kind of dog show in which a judge, familiar with a specific dog breed, evaluates individual purebred dogs for how well the dogs ''c ...
.[ ''Khar Bii'' follows judges (breeders and veterinarians) who visit homes across the country, selecting rams to compete in televised regional competitions.][ Later, the regional finalists compete in a national contest in ]Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...
's Place de l'Obélisque
The Place de l'Obélisque (Obelisk Square) is a central plaza in Dakar, Senegal. It is an important site for protests, demonstrations, parades, and other events. The plaza's obelisk
An obelisk (; from grc, ὀβελίσκος ; diminutive ...
.[ The ram's gait is also considered.][ The winner of the competition receives 2,000,000 ]francs
The franc is any of various units of currency. One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes. The name is said to derive from the Latin inscription ''francorum rex'' (King of the Franks) used on early French coins and until the 18th centu ...
(approximately US$4,000), as well as the potential for future income through breeding of the winning ram.mutton
Lamb, hogget, and mutton, generically sheep meat, are the meat of domestic sheep, ''Ovis aries''. A sheep in its first year is a lamb and its meat is also lamb. The meat from sheep in their second year is hogget. Older sheep meat is mutton. Gen ...
cooking competition.[ (Prize-quality rams, like those competing in ''Khar Bii'', are used for breeding rather than for food.][)
]
References
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External links
2012 Khar Bii playlist
on 2sTV's YouTube channel
2009 television series debuts
Television series about sheep
Senegalese television series
2000s reality television series