Shango Festival
Oba Palace, Lagos, Nigeria, Jul 2010 (annual)
The Shango festival is celebrated every year in Yoruba land. It reaches its climax after 20 days of preparation and involves sacrifices made at the shrine of the god in the compound of the hereditary priest in Lagos. The priest becomes possessed by the god, gains magical powers, eats fire and swallows gunpowder. A procession then follows him to the Oba's palace, where there is a feast.
Visitor's information
When: Jul 2010 (annual)
Where: Oba Palace, Lagos, Nigeria
Opening hours: unknown
Price: unknown
Tourist information
Nigeria Tourism Development Coorporation
Address: Federal Secratariat, Phase Two, Abuja, Nigeria.
Phone: +234 (0) 9 523 0418
Fax: fax +234 (0) 9 523 0962