Ayet Atyap Annual Cultural Festival (Tyap: Song A̠yet or Swong A̠yet) is an age-long chain of festive activities and ceremonies observed by the Atyap people of Southern Kaduna, Middle Belt Nigeria.
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Ayet Atyap Annual Cultural Festival (Tyap: Song A̠yet or Swong A̠yet) is an age-long chain of festive activities and ceremonies observed by the Atyap people of Southern Kaduna, Middle Belt Nigeria.
01 · What it is
Music
Vocal, percussive, or instrumental sound tradition carried by community performers.
02 · Where & name
Nigeria
Placed on record in Nigeria.
03 · How it is doing
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Ayet Atyap Annual Cultural Festival (Tyap: Song A̠yet or Swong A̠yet) is an age-long chain of festive activities and ceremonies observed by the Atyap people of Southern Kaduna, Middle Belt Nigeria.
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Ayet Atyap Annual Cultural Festival (Tyap: Song A̠yet or Swong A̠yet) is an age-long chain of festive activities and ceremonies observed by the Atyap people of Southern Kaduna, Middle Belt Nigeria. It was traditionally carried out to usher in the farming season for the year between mid-March and mid-April and was organized by male members, the Aku clan who have already been initiated into the Abwoi cult. Of recent, the event has been shifted to December and celebrated in the Agwatyap's palace square in Atak Njei, Zangon Kataf LGA, southern Kaduna State. It is usually well attended by important guests from within and outside the state, including political and traditional leaders.
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Ayet Atyap annual cultural festival is Nigerian annual cultural festivals, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1
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