Friday, December 10, 2010

DURBAR











THE DURBAR FESTIVAL IN NIGERIA IS AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATED IN SEVERAL CITIES IN NIGERIA. A LONG TIME TRADITION, THE FESTIVAL INVOLVES PRAYERS, A PARADE WITH HORSES, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES. PHOTOGRAPHED BY IRENE BAKER AN AVID PHOTOGRAPHER OF NIGERIAN CULTURE. DURBAR IS CELEBRATED AT THE CULMINATION OF MUSLIM FESTIVALS EID AL-FITR AND EID AL-ADHA.

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