Festivals & Events

1. Calabar Carnival

   Calabar Carnival (December)

   Usage

   A big December carnival with parades and music

   Grammar Note

   A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

2. Lagos Carnival

   Usage

   A costume parade through the streets of Lagos

   Grammar Note

   A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

3. Eyo festival

   Eyo festival (Lagos Island's white-robed procession)

   Usage

   A procession in white robes and hats; it has no fixed date and is announced in advance

   Grammar Note

   A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

4. Osun-Osogbo Festival

   Osun-Osogbo Festival (August)

   Usage

   A sacred-grove festival each August; ask before taking photos

   Grammar Note

   A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

5. Ojude Oba festival

   Usage

   A festival in Ijebu-Ode, held a few days after Eid al-Adha, to honour the king

   Grammar Note

   A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

6. Argungu Fishing Festival

   Usage

   A traditional contest where people go into the river to catch fish by net

   Grammar Note

   A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

7. Igue festival

   Igue festival (Benin City)

   Usage

   A yearly court festival of Benin City

   Grammar Note

   A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

8. Iri ji

   Iri ji (new yam festival)

   Usage

   An Igbo harvest celebration of the new yam

   Grammar Note

   A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

9. Ikeji festival

   Usage

   A masquerade festival of the Igbo-speaking area

   Grammar Note

   A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

10. Felabration

    Felabration (Fela Kuti tribute week)

    Usage

    A week of music held in Lagos each October in honour of Fela

    Grammar Note

    A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

11. Lagos Jazz Festival

    Usage

    A jazz music festival in Lagos

    Grammar Note

    A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

12. Masquerade

    Masquerade (a masked performance)

    Usage

    A masked and costumed display at festivals; keep a distance and follow local guidance

    Grammar Note

    A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

13. Sallah

    Sallah (the Muslim holiday)

    Usage

    The Nigerian word for Eid; it is a public holiday and people greet each other

    Grammar Note

    A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

14. Eid al-Fitr

    Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)

    Usage

    The holiday after Ramadan; the date follows the moon and is confirmed late

    Grammar Note

    A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

15. Eid al-Adha

    Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice)

    Usage

    The Feast of Sacrifice holiday; its date shifts every year

    Grammar Note

    A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

16. Harmattan

    Harmattan (the dry season wind)

    Usage

    A dry, dusty wind from about November to March; moisturise your skin and lips

    Grammar Note

    A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

17. Independence Day

    Independence Day (1 October)

    Usage

    A public holiday marking independence in 1960

    Grammar Note

    A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

18. Christmas

    Christmas (a public holiday)

    Usage

    Many people travel home in December, so transport and prices get busy

    Grammar Note

    A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

19. Easter

    Easter (a public holiday)

    Usage

    Church events are common, and the Friday and Monday are days off

    Grammar Note

    A proper name, written as on signs, maps and menus and said as it is.

20. Make we go di carnival.

    Let's go to the carnival

    Usage

    A casual way to invite friends

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase. The food or item name stays in its local form.

21. Wen di festival go start?

    When will the festival start?

    Usage

    Asks about the start time; go marks the future

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words by regular grammar; not a fixed phrase. The food or item name stays in its local form.

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