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Egungun Festival is a festival amongst Yoruba people, which is celebrated annually and has been passed successively down to generations. It is believed to help develop trade and commerce and generally bonds the people of Yorubaland together regardless of their religious beliefs.[1]

Egungun is a secret society in the Western region of Nigeria and it is led by a hereditary chief which celebrates its most important rite. The member of the society are to dance down to marketplaces, performing different dances, wearing their masks to represent the deceased spirits of their ancestors, the spirit to be worshipped is solely decided by Ifa Oracle. [2]

References

  1. ^ Ogundare Yejide, Gbenga. "Tradition meets commerce as Ibadan celebrates Egungun festival".
  2. ^ Akinyemi, Joshua. "Nigeria's Egungun festival: Colour, culture and community".
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