Lamane Jegan Joof
| Lamane Jegan Joof (Laamaan Jeegaan Jaay Juuf) | |||||
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The totem and symbol of the Joof family is the antelope and gazelle, symbolizing grace, royalty, wisdom, hard work and protection in Serer mythology. | |||||
| Founder and first Lamane of Tukar. | |||||
| Successor | Succeeded by his son Sosseh Joof. The last known Lamane of Tukar was Lamane Diaga Dibor Ndofene Diouf (2004) | ||||
| Born | Lambaye (Baol), present-day Senegal | ||||
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| House | Ancestor of the Joof family of Sine and Saloum whose descendants founded the Royal Houses of Boureh Gnilane, Jogo Siga and Semou Njekeh. | ||||
| Religion | Serer religion | ||||
Lamane Jegan Joof (Serer: Laamaan Jeegaan Jaay Juuf, also Ndigan Dieye Diouf,) was a Serer lamane who according to Serer tradition founded the Serer village of Tukar now part of present-day Senegal. The Raan Festival (a major event in the Serer religious calendar) takes place each year at Tukar, two weeks after the appearance of the new moon in April.