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Egungun ritual

Parchment-style artwork of Egúngún dancers in vibrant cloth masks during Yorùbá ancestor ritual in Nigeria.

Egúngún: The Living Spirits of the Ancestors

In the heartlands of Yorùbá civilization, where the visible and invisible realms intertwine, the Egúngún masquerade arises each year as a bridge between the living and the dead. To outsiders, it may appear as a spectacle of swirling cloth and drums, but to the Yorùbá, it is something far deeper, the return of the ancestors, embodied in motion, rhythm, and
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