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The Afan National Festival is an annual event celebrated every 1 January by the Oegworok (Kagoro) people of southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt (central) Nigeria. It is said to have been observed for over 400 years. The festival holds every January 1 in the palace of the Chief of Kagoro in the Kaura Local Government Area of Northern States. The word A̠fan means "mountain" or "hill" in Tyap. The large towering hills of Gworok are known as A̠fan A̠gworok (also styled Oefan Oegworok) among the natives. The glamorous hills are situated at an altitude circa 1,246 meters above sea level. Large trees grow on the hills with a rocky base. The weather of the area is significantly influenced by the hills and the climate is similar to that of the Jos Plateau and the Mambila Plateau, with heavy rainfall in the spring. In the early days, the Agworok people lived in the caves and atop the hill ranges for centuries before gradually settling at the foot of the mountain and finally driven down almost entirely by the British colonialist in the early 20th century although communities yet exist atop the hills. The hills provided the people security from foreign Invaders and also harbours a sacred bee colonies from when we unauthorized invasion is met with bee stings on a victim especially when such a one wears a perfume. (en) |
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• Award presentation (en) • Cultural displays (en) • Hunting charade (en) • March pasts (en) • Special prayers for the land (en) |
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Agworok hunters marching at the Afan National Festival, 2020 edition (en) |
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A̠nkwai clan (en) |
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Festivals (en) |
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Ucyio, Kagoro, Kaduna State (en) |
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Afan National Festival (en) |
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Bwok A̠fan (en) |
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Kagoro Development Association (en) |
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Open to the world (en) |
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Chief of Kagoro (en) |
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Oegworok people (en) |
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Chief's Palace Square (en) |
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The Afan National Festival is an annual event celebrated every 1 January by the Oegworok (Kagoro) people of southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt (central) Nigeria. It is said to have been observed for over 400 years. The festival holds every January 1 in the palace of the Chief of Kagoro in the Kaura Local Government Area of Northern States. (en) |
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