![An image of a group of men at Nigeria's Egungun Festival, with sticks circling another man who is wearing colorful regalia and dressed up as an ancestor.](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/an-image-of-a-group-of-men-at-nigeria-s-egungun-festival-with-sticks-circling-another-man-who-is-wearing-colorful-regalia-and-d.jpg?id=33809630&width=1200&height=800&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0)
The Egungun festival is a centuries-old festival that honors Yoruba ancestors and is celebrated mostly in the South-West region of Nigeria.
Photos courtesy Bruce IV.
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The Egungun festival is a centuries-old festival that honors Yoruba ancestors and is celebrated mostly in the South-West region of Nigeria.
Rooted in the Yoruba word for masquerade, the centuries-old festival honors ancestors, with a striking display of costumes and masks.