Masquerade ceremony
A masquerade ceremony (or masked rite, festival, procession or dance) is a cultural or religious event involving the wearing of masks.
Examples include the West African and African Diaspora masquerades, such as Egungun Masquerades, Northern Edo Masquerades, Nsukka (omabe festival), Caribbean Carnival (which is called Mas) and Jonkonnu.
See also
- Mask
- Masquerade ball (a European dance)
- Maskarada (carnival of Soule)
External links
- Maske: World's Haunting Masquerades – slideshow by Life magazine
- Baba Alawoye.com Baba'Awo Awoyinfa Ifaloju, showcasing Ifa using web media 2.0 (blogs, podcasting, video & photocasting)
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