Eyo masquerade festival
African & Afro-Diasporic Rite / ceremony
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Eyo masquerade festival is cataloged as a Rite / ceremony within African & Afro-Diasporic. Its candidate country context is “Nigeria” and its period or origin is “Long-standing; UNESCO nomination examined in 2015.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Lagos Eyo ceremonial heritage.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Adamu Orisa; Eyo masquerade festival
- Parent tradition
- Lagos Eyo ceremonial heritage
- Public geographic context
- Nigeria
- Period / origin
- Long-standing; UNESCO nomination examined in 2015
- Living / historical status
- Living heritage documented in a referred nomination
- Access / protocol
- Community-bound / restricted
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateNigeria
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
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Stable attribution
Cite this record
Eyo masquerade festival. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 3843. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/3843
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