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Argungu Fishing Festival
This colorful annual festival takes place in
Arugungu,(“ar-GOON-goo”), a riverside town in
Kebbi State, about 64 miles from Sokoto.
3. Sharo/Shadi Festival
The Fulani culture presents a complex system,
involving age-old initiations. The most
important is the Sharo or Shadi (flogging
meeting), believed to have originated among
the Jaful Fulani, whose ranks are still
considered the finest.
4. Dubar
The Durbar festival dates back hundreds of
years to the time when the Emirate (state) in
the north used horses in warfare.
5. The Sango
The Shango festival celebrates the god of
thunder, an ancestor who is said to have
hanged himself. Lasting about 20 days,
sacrifices are made at the shrine of the god, in
the compound of the hereditary priest. On the
final day, the priest becomes possessed by the
god and gains magical powers. He eats fire
and swallows gunpowder. The procession
