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199671 minPG-13documentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Le bouillon d'awara

199671 minPG-13documentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Eating awara soup on Easter is believed to ensure that a person will never leave French Guiana.

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Marie Clémence Andriamonta-Paes,

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Eating awara soup on Easter is believed to ensure that a person will never leave French Guiana.

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Marie Clémence Andriamonta-Paesdirector

César Paesdirector

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In French Guiana, awara soup is a popular dish. It combines various ingredients and is traditionally served on Easter. Local belief holds that consuming this dish on that day ensures one will never leave Guiana. The film presents the cultural significance of awara soup and its connection to the region's identity. It runs for 71 minutes and was released in 1996.

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