Practice Type: Festival
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Egúngún Festival
The Egúngún festival honours the ancestors through elaborate masquerade performances in Yoruba tradition. It is a time to remember and celebrate those who have gone before, and to reaffirm communal values.
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New Yam Festival (Iri Ji)
The New Yam Festival is a time-honoured celebration of the yam harvest among Igbo communities. It is a period of thanksgiving, feasting and cultural renewal, marking the beginning of the new farming year. In the Forum, the festival is celebrated with traditional ceremony, music, dance and community fellowship.