The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has recognised the Kano Durbar festival as an intangible…
Men dressed in traditional clothes ride horses during the Durbar festival in Kano November 28, 2009. The Durbar is a traditional horse-riding festival hosted by the Emir of the northern city of Kano to mark the Eid al-Adha Muslim celebration. Groups of horsemen representing nearby villages take turns to charge towards the Emir, pausing before him to pay their respects. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
Nneka Anibeze, special adviser to Musawa on media and publicity, said in a statement that Hajo Sani, Nigeria’s permanent delegate to UNESCO, also presented a congratulatory message in Abuja on Tuesday. She noted that an inter-governmental committee for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage approved the nomination and urged Nigeria to push for more inscriptions.
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