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Nigeria traditional festivals are festivals that take place yearly throughout the country.
This post help to inform people about different festivals in Nigeria and also to have a better understanding of the cultural diversity of our nation Nigeria.
Some of the traditional festivals depend on fetish such as the tide, the phases of the moon or some phenomenal

Nigeria Traditional Festival : Eyo Festival

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The Eyo Festival is a unique festival which is also known as Adamu Orisha play. It is a yoruba festival which is done in Lagos State, Nigeria
The Eyo festival are consumed dancers which are the masquerade that come out during the festival. They are believe to represent the spirits of the ancestors. When a chief or Oba died the Eyo festival is done to honour the dead. Also it is done when they installed a new oba which is the king.

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The Eyo is robed from head to toe in white flowing costume which comprises of agbada, aropale and wear a hat. It moves from one place to the others many people following it. It is a taboo to wear the Eyo costume overnight or the Eyo to cross any body of water.
One week to the event of Eyo Festival the senior Eyo group, the Adimu which uses black, board rimmed hat costume goes around in public with a staff always on Sunday. When such thing happens the events will take place on the following Saturday. Each of the four other Eyo groups which are Laba(Red), Oniko (yellow), Ologede (green), and Where (purple) take their turn in that order from Monday to Thursday.

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Eyo festival is still much observed in the state as a torist attractions which generate more revenue for the government and business men and women.