03:57Hundreds of revellers were seen riding horses, playing musical instruments and wearing colourful traditional clothing during this year’s Durbar Festival in Zaria on Wednesday as locals celebrated the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
"It's always a fantastic time for me to engage with the local people, to be part of their culture, and to just enjoy the festivity and the traditions. It's just so fantastic. It's not to be missed," said Barbara Patricia, one of the event participants.
The District Head Kawo LGA and Kaduna Jubril Mohammed explained that the festival represents the number of horses and warriors that were present before the country’s colonisation, showing the allegiance and strength of the kingdom.
The Durbar Festival, an annual religious and equestrian celebration, comes on Eid al-Fitr at the end of the month-long, dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. It falls on the first day of the tenth month of Shawwal in the Islamic lunar calendar, commencing with the rising of the crescent moon.
'Not to be missed' - Hundreds of horse riders gallop to Zaria’s Durbar Festival as Nigerians celebrate end of Ramadan
Hundreds of revellers were seen riding horses, playing musical instruments and wearing colourful traditional clothing during this year’s Durbar Festival in Zaria on Wednesday as locals celebrated the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
"It's always a fantastic time for me to engage with the local people, to be part of their culture, and to just enjoy the festivity and the traditions. It's just so fantastic. It's not to be missed," said Barbara Patricia, one of the event participants.
The District Head Kawo LGA and Kaduna Jubril Mohammed explained that the festival represents the number of horses and warriors that were present before the country’s colonisation, showing the allegiance and strength of the kingdom.
The Durbar Festival, an annual religious and equestrian celebration, comes on Eid al-Fitr at the end of the month-long, dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. It falls on the first day of the tenth month of Shawwal in the Islamic lunar calendar, commencing with the rising of the crescent moon.
Hundreds of revellers were seen riding horses, playing musical instruments and wearing colourful traditional clothing during this year’s Durbar Festival in Zaria on Wednesday as locals celebrated the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
"It's always a fantastic time for me to engage with the local people, to be part of their culture, and to just enjoy the festivity and the traditions. It's just so fantastic. It's not to be missed," said Barbara Patricia, one of the event participants.
The District Head Kawo LGA and Kaduna Jubril Mohammed explained that the festival represents the number of horses and warriors that were present before the country’s colonisation, showing the allegiance and strength of the kingdom.
The Durbar Festival, an annual religious and equestrian celebration, comes on Eid al-Fitr at the end of the month-long, dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. It falls on the first day of the tenth month of Shawwal in the Islamic lunar calendar, commencing with the rising of the crescent moon.