Masquerade ceremony
A masquerade ceremony (or masked rite, festival, procession or dance) is a cultural or religious event involving the wearing of masks. In the Dogon religion, the traditional beliefs of the Dogon people of Mali, there are several mask dances, including the Sigi festival. The Sigi entered the Guinness Book of Records as the "Longest religious ceremony". Among other examples are West African and African diaspora masquerades such as Egungun masquerades, Eyo masquerades, Northern Edo masquerades, the Omabe festival of Nsukka, the Akatakpa festival of Obollo-Afor, Caribbean Carnival (which is called "Mas"), and Jonkonnu. See also 
 Mask
 Masquerade ball (a European dance)
 Maskarada (carnival of Soule)
 Traditional African masks

References

External links

"Maske: World's Haunting Masquerades" – slideshow by Life magazine
Baba Alawoye.com Baba'Awo Awoyinfa Ifaloju, showcasing Ifa using web media 2.0 (blogs, podcasting, video & photocasting)

African dances
 
Traditional African religions
Masquerade ceremonies in Africa