Tag: Customs

Celebrants performing traditional cultural dances during the Iwaji New Yam Festival in Delta State.
Onicha-Olona Set for 2026 Iwaji New Yam Festival
Onicha-Olona prepares for its Iwaji festival with traditional rites, cultural performances, and reunions.
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A group of Urhobo people celebrating the traditional 9-day Iherin festival in Ughelli Kingdom.
Iherin 2026: Inside Urhobo’s Longest Cultural Season
The Great Ughelli Kingdom prepares to enter its sacred nine-day Iherin festival, uniting culture, ancestral rites, and communal renewal across Delta State.
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Anambra State Unity Festival (ANUFEST 2026) banner promoting culture, tourism, and enterprise.
ANUFEST 2026: Anambra Gears Up for First-Ever Unity Festival
Anambra State gears up for its maiden ANUFEST 2026, celebrating culture, unity, and enterprise.
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Ooni wears the Aare Crown during Ile-Ife’s Olojo Festival.
Aare Crown at the Heart of Ile-Ife’s 2026 Olojo Festival
Aare Crown Takes Center Stage at Ile-Ife’s Olojo Festival.
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Igede traditional dancers, masquerades, and farm produce on display during the Igede-Agba New Yam Festival.
Igede-Agba Festival Keeps Benue’s New Yam Traditions Alive
Benue’s Igede communities prepare for the Igede-Agba Festival to celebrate harvest and cultural heritage.
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Yoruba traditional religion practitioners gathering to celebrate Isese Day in southwestern Nigeria.
Southwest Nigeria to Mark Isese Day
Southwestern Nigeria marks Isese Day on August 20, expanding recognition for Yoruba traditional heritage.
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Yakurr community celebrates Leboku festival, highlighting new yam harvest, traditional culture, music and dance.
Cross River to Hold 2026 Leboku International New Yam Festival in Ugep
Cross River State will host the 2026 Leboku International New Yam Festival on August 24, celebrating Yakurr heritage, agriculture and community culture.
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Olowo of Owo in ceremonial coral beads participating in the historic Igogo Festival rites.
Igogo Festival 2026 Unveils Month-Long Programme of Royal Rites, Processions in Owo
Owo Kingdom prepares for the 2026 Igogo Festival with royal rites, processions, and competitions.
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Igbo dancers in traditional attire carry baskets of newly harvested yams on their heads.
Anambra Communities Enter New Yam Festival Season as Harvest Traditions Return
Anambra communities welcome the 2026 New Yam Festival season with harvest rites, masquerades, music and cultural celebrations.
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Devotees join sacred procession to Osun Sacred Grove during 2026 Osun-Osogbo Festival finale.
Osun-Osogbo Festival 2026 Culminates in Sacred Procession, Yoruba Traditions
Osun-Osogbo Festival finale celebrates Yoruba heritage with sacred procession, UNESCO-recognised traditions and cultural pride.
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