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Eyo Bajulaiye Ineso masquerade in a residential area of Lagos near the Tafawa Balewa Square.. The Eyo Festival, otherwise known as the Adamu Orisha Play, [1] is a Yoruba festival unique to Lagos, Nigeria and has a strong historical footing in Iperu-Remo, a town in Ikenne Local Government, Ogun State. [2]
Eyo festival at TBS, Lagos. The Eyo festival, celebrated on Lagos Island, features white-clad masquerades wielding long staffs, which serve as the focal point of the event. Its origins trace back to 1854, initially held to guide the soul of a departed Lagos King or Chief and to usher in a new monarch.
The Eyo Festival is held in Lagos, Nigeria. [3] It is usually performed in Lagos Island. Eyo also refers to the masquerades that come out during the festival. [110] It is widely believed that Eyo is the forerunner of the modern day carnival in Brazil. No one is to wear hats during the festival [111]
Eyo Olokun masquerades at the Eyo Festival in Lagos, Nigeria. Water deities are "ubiquitous and vitally important in southern Nigeria"; [4] Olókun worship is especially noted in the cities of the Yoruba and Edo people in southwest Nigeria. In West African areas directly adjacent to the coast, Olokun takes a male form among his worshipers ...
Iperu or Iperu Akesan Bale Oja is a town near the Ibu River in Ogun State in the southwestern region of Nigeria. It is the most populous town in the Remo Region of the Ikenne Local Government Area . The entire LGA has an area of 137.13 km² and a population of 178,412 at the 2006 census.
Nigeria’s Lagos state marked a historic moment with appearance at the Lord Mayor’s Show in London – an annual procession, steeped in 800 years of tradition, that celebrates the history and ...
Eyo festival, in Lagos, Nigeria; Cities. Old Oyo, archaeological site in Nigeria, Oyo state This page was last edited on 29 November 2023, at 23:51 (UTC). Text is ...
Some of the festivals are Festac Food Fair held in Festac Town Annually by Festaconline, Eyo Festival, Lagos Black Heritage Carnival, Lagos Carnival, Eko International Film Festival, Lagos Seafood Festac Festival, LAGOS PHOTO Festival and the Lagos Jazz Series, which is a unique franchise for high-quality live music in all genres with a focus ...