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The Olojo Festival is a culture festival in the calendar of the Ile-Ife, Osun State which is located in the Southwestern part of Nigeria. It is the celebration of the remembrance of “Ogun”, god of Iron, who is believed to be the first son of Oduduwa, progenitor of the Yoruba people. The festival is held annually in October.
Ijakadi is an annual cultural festival in Offa, Kwara state, Nigeria.It aims to promote Nigeria's rich culture on international tourism map. [1] [2]The word 'Ijakadi' literally means 'wrestling' which has a significant role in the history of Offa.The festival targets to bridge the gap of rapid erosion of cultural values in the society in order to promote it's cultural traits that have served ...
The Annang Festival of Arts and Culture is a three day festival that features many cultural activities. These include: 800 spectacular masquerades display; Annang warriors trek, drum ensemble of over 5, 000 extinct African drums; art exhibition and colloquium/cocktail party for VIP and foreign envoys. [8]
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari visited the 2020 Argungu Fishing Festival [18] [19] [20] The festival in 2020 was the 60th edition after 10 years of being on hold according to the governor of the state Abubakar Bagudu. [21] [22] In addition, one of the festivals goal is to enrich community unity and encourage local fish farmers. [23]
The culture of Nigeria is shaped by Nigeria's multiple ethnic groups. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The country has 527 languages, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] seven of which are extinct. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Nigeria also has over 1,150 dialects and ethnic groups.
Festivals such as the Calabar Carnival in Cross River State, referred to as “Africa’s biggest street party,” and the Flytime Fest music festival in Lagos provide once-in-a-lifetime ...
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Afiaolu (New yam festival) // ⓘ is a traditional festival held annually in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria [1] around August. The Afiaolu festival commences on “Eke” day with what is traditionally described as “Iwaji” (scaling of yam) and Ikpa Nku (the wood gathering), this heralds the availability of new yam as well as thanksgiving to God. [2]