FREE ESSAY ON NIGERIAN NIGHTS

NIGERIAN NIGHTS

Nigerian Nights
Cola a foreign student from Nigeria gave a presentation over his home country. He is from
Lagos where many festivals are held. The country is ethnic divided with different
regions. The festivals are the Eye, Ague, and Atilogwu. The Eye festival is full of masks
and people dance. The Ague festival is brought from the wives. The Atilogwu is a mournful
festival, and is when someone dies. He also talked about the Durbar, which is held when
important guests come to visit. There are acrobats who usually are picked by their
location. Many train all of their life to become one. The King picks Mascarades. The
dancing is more like a drunken slur. Christianity is the religion in the south. In the
north they feel they can have as many wives as they can support. The King has many wives,
but the wife with the most power is the first one. The economy is stable but has
improvements. The minimum wage is $52.00 a month in American dollars. I tried the food
before I left and it was different. The taste was satisfying but was a very new taste. I
was also able to listen to their music which had a very powerful beat and I watched in
amazement while Cola was dancing. Everything about Nigeria gave me a feeling of
friendliness. Everyone should attend one of their sessions because you will never leave
without learning something new.