Sango Festival

The Sango festival is one of the most famous festivals in Nigeria. Sango festival is an annual Yoruba festival conducted in honor of Sango, a thunder and fire deity who was a warrior and the third ruler of the Oyo Empire after his elder brother Ajaka. The celebration, which was renamed World Sango Festival by the government of Oyo State in 2013, is held in August at the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo and is also celebrated in over forty nations around the world.

Sango festival is held once a year by traditional Yoruba extract worshippers. Animals are slaughtered, Yoruba songs are played, and ethnic dance is performed throughout the celebration. Various natural outfits and designs are also used to enhance the occasion.

During the 2021 festival, the Ayabas brag about how, after consulting the Yemoja and the Sango priest, they were able to prevent rain from disrupting the ceremony. The event is also supposed to begin with Iwure Agba, or elders' prayer, which is normally led by the Sango priest.

The UNESCO-recognized festival is held to aid Yorubas in the diaspora in their return home, as well as to honor Sango, the Yoruba race's greatest hero.

Location: Oyo, Nigeria

Date: August