Well‚ most of the festivals that I know of were religious in nature. Christmas of course being the most famous‚ it lasted from Christmas Day until Epiphany (the 6th January)‚ and was preceded by the fast period of Advent. Epiphany used to be the climax of the Christmas period and was the biggest celebration of all‚ but in england it has faded away and is no longer celebrated. However‚ it is still the climax of christmas in Spain and Italy. Easter of course‚ preceded by another fast‚ Lent‚ which
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Introduction Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa‚ accounting for about one-sixth of African population. 1 The largest ethnic group in the northern part‚ which is about two-thirds of the country‚ is the Hausa-Fulani‚ majority of who are Muslims. The Yoruba are the most numerous in the southwest. Over half of the people are Christians and about a quarter are Muslims‚ with the remainder following mostly African Traditional beliefs. 2 The predominantly Christian Igbo are the largest ethnic
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TOURISM The traditional relationship of Oba Liken of Ibefun and the people of Lagos and Ibiyeroye marriage may explain the notion that Eyo was introduced to Lagos from Ibefun. Chief Tajudeen Gbadesere revealed that‚ “the variant of Eyo staged was in the night entailing three consecutive outings in a performance where the use of Aropale and other paraphernalia were absent. Nevertheless‚ the place of Malaki and Ejilu in the historical origin of the fanciful Eyo play is brought out forcefully in a praise
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and indispensable gele or headdress can be very tricky or at most quite frustrating. A not so good headdress could make the day’s event a miserable one‚ as you are constantly seen excusing yourself to the ladies room to fix it. As part of your traditional wedding regalia‚ you cannot afford to make a little mistake in getting the best style of the pack on your wedding day. Your gele should be tied well in advance like a day or two days before the wedding and not on the wedding day. This would help
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Chinese Food: Traditional Foods for Chinese Festival Chelsea Yu 15th‚ Sep‚ 2012 First Draft of Chapter 2‚ 3 Pages IE924 Academic Writing Ⅲ China is famous for foods‚ especially which must be prepared for traditional festivals. These foods are made with traditional recipes and related to their meaning‚ ancient legend or historical story‚ which are passed along generation to generation. Among these traditional foods‚ “Nian-gao”‚ ”Yuebing”‚ and “Zongzi” are representative. “Nian-gao”‚ a kind
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DEITIES OF THE AGOGORO EYO FESTIVAL By: Alaba kehinde Email: kennyfragile007@gmail.com Introduction The word Eyo also refers to the costumed dancers‚ known as the masquerade‚ that come out during the festival. The origins of this observance are found in the inner workings of the secret societies in lagos. It is widely believed that the play is one of the manifestations of the customary African revelry that serves as the forunner of the modern carnival in Brazil. On Eyo day‚ the mainhighway in the
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HARMFUL TRADITIONAL AND CULTURAL PRACTICES IN NIGERIA Tolulope Monisola OLA (PhD) Department of Sociology‚ Faculty of the Social Sciences‚ Ekiti State University‚ Ado-Ekiti‚ Ekiti State‚ Nigeria. Cell phone: +234 8139389466 E-mail: tolulopeola2003@yahoo.co.uk Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Objectives 3. Main Contents 4. Meaning of Harmful Traditional and Cultural Practices in Nigeria 5. Different Types of Harmful Traditional and Cultural Practices in Nigeria 6. Consequences
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Traditional Education Is Better Education the process of acquiring general knowledge‚ developing the powers of the people reasoning and judgment which preparing them for mature life and. The world has been developing especial with the technology such as: the computers‚ the Internet‚ and advanced electronic devices are becoming essential in our daily life. That led to the education‚ development also‚ and has been more than reading‚ writing‚ and manipulates numbers. There are many types of education
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The traditional art that are properly inherited and protected could help enhance the national identity of a nation. Therefore‚ with government funding‚ these kinds of art‚ such as calligraphy and Beijing Opera‚ would be further propagated and pass down to the future generation. Some may argue that it is unnecessary to offer financial support to the artists who devote to the kind traditional art that is already popular. However‚ a thriving traditional art could become an advertisement
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Do you know the Chinese traditional festival? Do you know how to the Mid-Autumn festival the Chinese traditional festival? Nowadays‚ I want to tell you something about my favorite Chinese traditional Festival-the Mid-Autumn festival‚ which is on the 15th august in China’s lunar calendar. When it comes to the Mid-Autumn festival‚ we have to recall the moon. The moon is the symbol of the Mid-Autumn festival. The people celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival by doing every thing about the moon. For
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