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Nigeria: Dancing to honour yoruba ancestors at the Egungun festival
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Nigeria: Dancing to honour yoruba ancestors at the Egungun festival
Nigeria has been celebrating the Yoruba tradition of Egungun, a traditional celebration of ancestors and the dead. Famous for its elaborate and colourful costumes, the event brought together festival goers from all over Africa, to celebrate Egungun's rich cultural history. Story by Emily Boyle.
On Friday, May 16, Gabon, under the leadership of the National Council of Rites and Traditions of Gabon, commemorated the first edition of the National Day of Remembrance of the Ancestors. On this occasion, Junior Xavier Ndong Ndong, President of the National Council of Rites and Traditions of Gabon, issued a vibrant appeal for the preservation of Gabonese identity, which he considers to be in danger of forgetting traditions. "We are not an asso…
Rafiat & Tahji's Yoruba Trad Was a Burst of Culture
Another Saturday, another beautiful wedding feature! Today is all about Rafiat and Tahji, who tied the knot in a vibrant Yoruba traditional celebration. Theirs was a seamless blend of love, style, and rich culture, and we are swooning over every bit of it. They first stepped out in bright yellow ensembles, radiating like the sun as they carried out their marriage rites. Afterwards, they switched into another colourful outfit for the reception, w…
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