Lagos

Holidays and Festivals

In Lagos, as elsewhere in Yorùbáland, religious festivals including masquerade displays are occasions to commemorate the passing of the great and the good, cement relations between generations, and offer prayers for social peace and the well being of individuals.

FEBRUARY
Àdìmú Òrìsà or Èyò masquerade display

JULY
Festivals to honor Olókun, goddess of the sea (heavily patronized by fishing families)

SEPTEMBER
Ìgunnukó masquerades (a tradition among the Nupe)