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-The '''Yam Festival''' is a popular holiday in [[Ghana]] and [[Nigeria]], usually held in the beginning of August at the end of the [[rainy season]]. It is named after [[Yam (vegetable)|yam]]s, the most common food in many [[List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa|African]] countries. It is also known as "Ikeji" in Nigeria. In Nigeria, dancers wear masks that reflect the seasons or other aspects of nature.
-Yams are the first crops of the season to be harvested. People offer yams to [[deity|gods]] and ancestors before distributing them to the villagers to give thanks to the spirits above them.
-==See also==
-*[[Trobriand Islands]]
-*[[Bronisław Malinowski]] (1929) ''[[The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia]]''
-== References ==
-{{refbegin}}
-* Bentor, Eli, ''African Arts'', Vol. 38 Issue 4 (Winter 2005), p38-93, 9p
-* http://www.familyculture.com/holidays/yamfestival.htm
-* Jackson, Ellen, ''The Autumn Equinox''
-* Pfeffer, Wendy. ''We Gather Together: Celebrating the Harvest Season''
-{{refend}}
 [[Category:Religious festivals]]