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POPULAR MASQUERADE FESTIVALS
Eyo Festival:
In the past, the Eyo Festival takes place
when they want to escort the soul of any
departed King or Chief in Lagos and also in
welcoming another king. White clad Eyo
masquerades are seen in their thousands
with some as tall as a palm when they
move around, this festival is celebrated in
Tinubu Square Lagos and these
masquerades can beat up people who are
seen with bicycles, motorcycles, suku
which is a popular hairstyle among the
Yorubas, those who are putting on sandals
and anyone who smokes during the
festival.
Sango Festival:
Sango Festival is a celebration to honour
an ancient hero, Sango – the god of
thunder in Oyo State. In this festival the
Sango faithful are decorated in a weird
manner, all dressed in red while the Ifa
priests are clothed in white regalia.
Masquerades, drummers and hundreds of
traditional dancers still give this festival
one of the most respected and experienced
by thousands of tourists around the world.
The Benin Festival:
The Benin Festival is held every four years,
at the end of raining season in Benin.
Thousands of people gather together to
witness this weird festival, where eligible
men and women in the prime are put in
this matchmaking festival as they become
ritually acquainted. In the olden days,
these young men come out nude, but
nowadays, they are clothed and heavily
painted. It is only the wealthy families in
Benin who can afford this expensive
ceremony. The ladies are beautiful dressed
with heavy costumes.
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