NAME OF FESTIVAL
Njuwa Festival
Oke’Badan Fsetival
Orisa Popo
Festival
Gelede
Festival
Iseri Olofin
Egungun Festival
Ganun Town
Agemo Festival
Eroho (Owu
Ikija) Fsetival
Olousa Odua (Ijebu-Ife)
Festival
Ogodu Ilusin
Festival
Agemo-Imuku
Festival
Obirin Ojowu
Festival
Oro (Idofo)
Festival
Oro Asakaniran
(Ibese) Festival
Lisabi Day
Celebration
Opuaduno Lake
Fishing festival
Khombalta/Shadi
Festival
(march-April)
Mba Festival
(march-April)
Tiwie Festival (march-April)
Ekpe Outings Festival (march-April)
Ogani Festival (march-April)
Oluwo
Festival
(march-April) |
DURATION
2 Days
120 Days
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VENUE
Bata-Ruganye,
Yola, Adamawa State.
Ibadan, Oyo State.
Ogbomoso, Oyo
State.
Ado-Odo Ota,
Ogun State.
Ifo, Ogun
State.
Ifo, Ogun
State.
Ijebu East,
Ogun State.
Ijebu East,
Ogun State.
Ogun Water
Side, Ogun State.
Ijebu North
East, Ogun State.
Ijebu-Ode,Ogun
State.
Yewa North,
Ogun State.
Yewa North,
Ogun State.
Abeokuta
South, Ogun State
Akedeowei, S.
Ijaw, Bayelsa State.
Hona-Ga’anda,
Gombi, Adamawa State.
Kilba People, Hong, Adamawa State.
Kilba People, Hong, Adamawa State.
Uruan and Oron, Akwa Ibom State.
Ankpa/Idah,
Kogi State.
Agbaja,
Kogi State. |
SYMBOLISM
Annual fishing festival.
It is a thanksgiving and initiation festival.
This is an
initiation festival adulthood.
Funeral
festival associated with libation, incantation and sacrifice to the
ancestors which involved drumming, singing and dancing.
A
feast for protection of farm crops and domestic animals. They are
displayed by beautiful masquerades. |
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