For the Tuareg and Wodaabe nomads of the Sahara desert it is a fleeting chance to enjoy the pleasures of communal living before leaving with their herds.

对Tuareg和Wodaabe这些撒哈拉沙漠的游牧民族来说，这种赛会是他们和牧群离开前享受公共生活的快乐的一个短暂时机。

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But they had become nomads of the desert, living on the ground and under the sky, and they loved it.

可是他们都变成沙漠里的牧民了，生活在苍天之下，黄土之上。他们可也喜欢这种生活。

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For the Tuareg and Wodaabe nomads of the Sahara desert it is a fleeting chance to enjoy the pleasures of communal living before leaving with their herds.

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Based a few kilometers outside the historic town of Timbuktu, on the fringes of the Sahara Desert, the festival is inspired by the traditional gatherings of the region's Tuareg nomads.

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