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7 IMPORTANT FESTIVAL IN NIGERIA

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1. New Yam Festival Yam is a staple in West Africa and a typical food you find around Nigeria . Unlike other foods, yam is quite different and much respected. It is more than food. In the very old days, commonly in the southern part of Nigeria , barns of yams show the wealth of a person, and even to date, it’s the only indispensable food accepted for bride price when a man seeks a wife. Someone with a large collection of yams was treated with prestige. The typical African yam, which is referred to as Dioscorea rotunda is one the best in the world in terms of quality and size. From planting till harvest, the process of farming yam is taken sacred by some culture. Around June, the first yams are harvested and celebrated. Men would dig up their first yams for display and the farmers with the biggest yams are often admired. After the celebration, the yams are cooked or roasted with the women guiding the procession. They are quite notable places in Nigeria where are yam fe...

Meaning Of Volga

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  VOLGA is a Russian River which is also Europe's longest River .It flows through central Russia to southern Russia and into the Caspian sea. it has a length of 3,531km and a catchment area of 1,360,000km² .it is the national river of Russia. Historically,it was an important meeting place of the Eurasian   civilization . it flows in Russia  through forests. Moscow and other nine largest cities of Russia are located in the volga's drainage.The largest reservoirs in the world are located along the volga . The symbolic meaning in Russia  culture is referred to as Bonra-matywka  which is volga-matushka  meaning mother-volga  in Russian literature and folklore. According to different sources,the region was mainly inhabited by Slavic , Turkic  and Viking people. Povolzhye  played an important part of Rus'khaganate . The Volga river was mainly used by the traders from the oriented and Viking world. The...