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Still a status symbol of the traditional nobility in Hausa society, the horse still features in the Eid day celebrations, known as Ranar Sallah (in English: the Day of the Prayer). [21] Daura is the cultural center of the Hausa people. The town predates all the other major Hausa towns in tradition and culture. [22]
Musicians with guembris and krakebs, one masquerading as Bu-Sadiya, a bogey. Photos of musicians affiliated with the Yan Bori. Hausa animism, Maguzanci or Bori is a pre-Islamic traditional religion of the Hausa people of West Africa that involves magic and spirit possession.
The bride in Hausa is called "Amarya" [6] whereas the groom is called "Ango". [7] At the wedding reception, food and drinks are being served to the guests. [8] In Hausa tradition, it is the duty of the husband to rent an empty house while the responsibility of furnishing it is the responsibility of the bride's family. [5]
These, together with Biram, which was ruled by the son of Bayajidda and of the Borno Princess, formed the "Hausa Bakwai" or the "Hausa 7". However, Karbagari the son of the Gwari mistress had seven sons too who ruled Kebbi, Zamfara, Gwari, Jukun, Ilorin, Nupe and Yauri which are referred to in this tradition as the "Hausa Banza" or "Hausa ...
The Durbar festival is an annual cultural, religious and equestrian festival, celebrated as a core part of the Arewa (Northern Nigerian) Hausa culture. Durbar has existed for centuries and is as an essential part of Hausa Kingdoms and Hausa tradition. Durbar is a paramount part of Hausa cultural rites, tradition and history and the Hausa are ...
Hausa Day (Hausa: Ranar Hausa), formally known #RanarHausa, is an annual cultural celebration observed on 26 August by the Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa. [1] The day celebrates Hausa cultural heritage, traditions, language, and art. [1] World Hausa Day is celebrated in the Hausa diaspora. [1]
The popular use of multiple forms of medicine is a direct continuation of the Hausa medical tradition in which they still relied on their herbologists while also seeking spiritual healing from Islamic healers, or even from more traditional yan bori healers that had adapted to utilize Islamic spirits rather than their original pagan spirits.
According to the Bayajidda legend, Hausa states were founded by the sons and grandsons of Bayajidda, a prince whose origin differs by tradition, but official canon records him as the person who married Daurama, the last Kabara of Daura, and heralded the end of the matriarchal monarchs that had erstwhile ruled the Hausa people. According to the ...