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What is Adamawa State Carnival?
Annually, Adamawa plays host to 32 festivals, including the three-day Zhita in Bazza as well as Dukwa and Yawal in Madagali. There is also Sorro a Fulani day-long observance commemorating the initiation of a group of boys into manhood. It is held in Yola and usually takes place in February. The Kilba people of Hong are renowned for their Tiwe festival which runs for 120 days. It is a funerary rite which features sacrifices to ancestors, the pouring of libations, incantations, drumming, singing and dancing, as well as street processions. Festivals such as the Njuwa Fishing Festival, which holds at Lake Njuwa in Yola, and the Yinagu Fishing Festival at Michika attract people from within and outside the state from the month of March through to May each year..
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Board of Trustee
Members of Adamawa State Cultural Carnival
- Mohammed Idris
- Chukwuka Onouha
- Abdulrahman Mohammed
- Sumaiya Abubakar
- Samira Mohammed
- Abubakar Ibrahim
Igbo, Ibibio, Kilba and Lunguda Cultural Dance groups
Adamawa Cultural Carnival: Awaiting Exciting Entertainment on December 2023.
Preparations for this year’s Adamawa Carnival, known as Latex edition of street party, display of cultural artifact, cultural dance from various cultural groups in the State, are well underway, promising an exceptional show. The Adamawa Cultural Carnival, organizers of the event, will unveiled this year’s theme, “Season of Resilient,”
The carnival is aiming to be famous for its theme to reflect current situation in Nigeria and the world. It serves as both an entertainment spectacle and a platform for intellectual engagement, education, promoting social cohesion and information dissemination.
This year’s Adamawa Carnival is set to impress with an array of colorful costumes, bringing various social groups to appreciate peaceful coexistence in the State, magic performances, acrobatics, and more, along the metropolitan carnival route. The carnival is a celebration of Adamawa State’s rich cultural heritage, known for its hospitality and land of beauty.
Some exciting additions to this year’s carnival include a children’s carnival, 5 aside football competitions, Drama, the Night of Kings and Queens, and an essay competition to incorporate an academic element into the festivities. Moreover, there are plans to collaborate with the State art & culture to elevate the quality of costumes, artifact, NGOs, INGOs to promote gender equality, and other form of psychosocial support to displaced communities etc.
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