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homage to their king, the Awujale of Ijebuland. There is a heavy display of cultural street parades, equestrian showoffs, local song renditions, dane-gun salutes, and a host of other local displays. This festival rides on the ancient diversity, legend, history, and conquest of the old Ijebu peoples. This local event takes place during the annual Ileya festival or the Muslim Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. 7. Ofala Festival:The Ofala festival holds in Anambra State of Nigeria, and it is an annual celebration that sees the Obi of Onitcha and his traditional rulers emerge in full cultural regalia and royal staffs to display bravery, war conquest, affluence, and power among others. It is a celebration that showcases the rich ethnicity of the Igbo people, and an occasion that attracts local indigenes from around the country and beyond to Anambra during the celebrations. 8. Argungu Fishing Festival :The Argungu fishing festival holds annually in Kebbi State, and is a weeklong cultural activity that culminates in a fishing competition at the Argungu river where the fisherman that catches the biggest fish of the year is awarded a prize by the town and the state government. During the fishing competition, able-bodied men jump into the river at the given signal, together with their fishing gourds and nets to hunt for the largest catch of the year. The biggest fish caught is sometimes weighed on a scale. 9. New Yam Festival:The New Yam festival is almost celebrated in all parts of Nigeria but given more prominence in the eastern part of the country. It is a local celebration trends from northern Nigeria through the mid-western states of Benue and Kogi States to Enugu and Cross River States and beyond. During the New Yam festival, no farmer is allowed to eat any new yam harvests until the appointed day when the king observes the ancient culture of the land and then declares eating the new yam harvests open to the people. Local celebrations of cultural dances, acrobatic displays, and masquerade performances attend the festival of the new yam. 10. Durbar Festival:The Durbar festival is largely celebrated in Maiduguri, Kano, Zaria, and Katsina in northern Nigeria. It is the most expressive and popular festival in northern Nigeria. It features horse rides and racing, and enactment of ancient wars fought on horse-backs. The festival is usually attended by the Emirs and their council of chiefs, and is usually a week long activity that mostly holds toward the end of the month of Ramadan. FOR YOUR EVENT MANAGEMENT TOUR GUIDE SCHOOL EXCURSION PRIVATE AND INDIVIDUAL TOUR MEDIA PRODUCTION CONTACT US AT [email protected] watapp : [phone] .