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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.
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]
Hausa (/ ˈ h aʊ s ə /; [2] Harshen / Halshen Hausa listen ⓘ; Ajami: هَرْشٜىٰن هَوْسَا) is a Chadic language that is spoken by the Hausa people in the northern parts of Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Benin and Togo, and the southern parts of Niger, and Chad, with significant minorities in Ivory Coast.
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 ...
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 ...
Lefe is a Hausa wedding tradition that originated in the Hausa Land, Northern Nigeria (Arewa). The tradition asks the groom to purchase beautiful and expensive items as a grand gift for his bride. The groom's female relatives, including his aunts, take the gifts (kayan lefe) to the bride's house before the wedding. Upon arrival, the bride's ...
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]
The tradition is dominated by Hausa fisherman and butcher caste groups, [3] and over the 20th century evolved from clans of these professions traveling to farm villages at harvest time, integrating a fighting challenge by the outsiders into local harvest festival entertainment. It was also traditionally practiced as a way for men to get ready ...