Lamu Cultural Festival The festival entails celebrating both the past and the future of the Lamu community in the coastal region (Go Visit Kenya). It also celebrates the traditions and beliefs known to be the heart and soul of the community. Maralal Camel Derby The festival is held just outside Maralal town in the mid-year […]
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Tanzania is a multinational country with more than 120 ethnic communities, excluding the Christians and the Islamic communities. The numerous cultures in the country make the land have massive cultural celebrations throughout the year. Christians, Islam and other traditional African cultures domination have their celebrations different from the others taking place differently from one another.
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Festivals The multilingual status of Uganda sets the tone for the country’s popular festivals. The festivals are correlated with the diversified ethnic communities and the Christian religion. Music tends to be the key element in the country’s festivals, for example, the B-Global Indigenous Hip Hop Festival. This is Uganda “This is Uganda” festival is done
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DR Congo has various festivals and events that have been influenced by the country’s colonial master, religion, and traditional African cultures. In March, the country holds an international Mini-marathon that takes place in the country’s capital, Kinshasa which features a 5-kilometer walk. The event is held at the initiative Congolese National sports medicine center in
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Kwita Izina The festival is a ceremony held to name gorillas, and during this festival is the best time to visit and explore volcanoes and national parks (Visit Rwanda). The festival is normally held in Kinigi. Discussion, music, and dancing are made on the country’s great slides where the gorillas have been conserved. Kigali UP
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Nigeria’s cultural festivals take place among the different ethnic groups to celebrate and show their cultural heritage. These special occasions are celebrated to honor the different gods and deities of the ethnic groups or in the fulfillment of various cultural and religious rites. Apart from the normal wedding, birth, death, and rites of passage ceremonies,
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Celebrations in Ghana are usually extravagant, whether they are to celebrate religion, ancestors, rites of passage, or harvest. Many of these traditions are based on long-held habits, and each region has its own distinct culture (Akyeampong, 2018). The Fancy Dress Event is a masquerade festival conducted annually on January 1st by the people of Winneba
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There are more events in South Africa than most people can ever imagine. Many of these festivals have received praise on a global scale. People gather during these celebrations to celebrate everything from the performing arts and live bands to food—cherries, seafood, grapes, and wine, to mention a few (Snowball & Antrobus, 2021). Numerous festivals
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Mexico has several festivals celebrated countrywide and those that are celebrated only in a given community. The festivals range from birthday celebrations to festivals conducted nationally such as the “Day of the Dead.” The birthday celebrations are different. (La mordida) is a birthday celebration that is conducted by tying a child’s hands behind the back
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