| 词条 | Sango Festival |
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| name = Sango Festival | native_name = | native_name_lang = | logo = | logo_alt = | logo_caption =Statue of Sango in Lagos, Nigeria | logo_size = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | status =Active | genre = Festivals | begins = | ends = | frequency =Annually | venue =Palace of Alaafin of Oyo | location =Oyo State | coordinates = {{coord|7.8586108|N|3.9321151|E|type:event| display=inline,title}} | country =Nigeria | years_active = 1000 BC–present | first = | founder_name =Sango | last = {{Start date|2014|08}} | prev = | next = | participants =20,000 | attendance = | capacity = | area =Nigeria, Afro-Caribbean, Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Portugal, Cameroun | organised = People of Oyo State | people = | member = | sponsor = | website = | footnotes = }}Sango Festival is an annual festival held among the Yoruba people in honour of Sango, a thunder and fire deity who was a warrior and the third king of the Oyo Empire after succeeding Ajaka his elder brother.[1] Renamed in 2013 to World Sango Festival by the government of Oyo State, the festival is usually held in August at the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo and also observed in over forty countries around the world.[2] History{{See also|Shango}}The Sango Festival celebrations can be traced back to 1,000 years ago following the departure of Sango, a popular Yoruba Òrìşà who is widely regarded as the founding father of present-day Oyo State.[3] Sango was a notable strong ruler and magician who became king of the Oyo Empire after succeeding his elder brother who was perceived to be a "weak ruler".[4] Believed to bring prosperity to the people of the Oyo Empire during his reign, Sango's death has been linked to different mythical stories. It is believed that Sango committed suicide by hanging himself in order to avoid humiliation from one of his powerful chiefs who ordered Sango to vacate his throne or face war.[5] SignificanceSince its renaming in 2013, the event which is usually held in August and runs for a week attracts over 20,000 spectators around the world including Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean.[6] The event which is recognized by UNESCO, is organized to facilitate the home-coming of the Yorubas in the diaspora and also celebrate Sango who is regarded as the greatest hero in the history of the Yoruba race.[7] See also
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References1. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/new/magic-thunder-tourists-storm-oyo-sango-festival/ | title=Magic, thunder as tourists storm Oyo for Sango festival | work=The Sun | author=Oluseye Ojo | date=2 October 2014 | accessdate=10 August 2015 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826211223/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/magic-thunder-tourists-storm-oyo-sango-festival/ | archivedate=26 August 2015 | df= }} 2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.afrotourism.com/index.php/trip-idea/2days-world-sango-festival/ | title=2 Day World Sango Festival | publisher=Afro Tourism | accessdate=10 August 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.www.osundefender.org/?p=117603 | title=FG To Support Sango Festival | publisher=Osun Defender | date=23 August 2013 | accessdate=9 August 2015}} 4. ^Ajaka 5. ^{{cite book|author1=Samuel Johnson|author2=Johnson|author3=Obadiah Johnson|title=The History of the Yorubas: From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the British Protectorate|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7XSiGw4_qlAC|date=30 September 2010|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-108-02099-2}} 6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/foreigners-thrill-audience-at-world-sango-festival/ | title=Foreigners thrill audience at World Sango Festival | work=The Nation | date=1 September 2013 | accessdate=10 August 2015}} 7. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/the-world-hails-sango-festival/ | title=The world hails Sango festival | work=The Nation | date=3 September 2013 | accessdate=10 August 2015}} 5 : Festivals in Nigeria|August events|Annual events in Nigeria|Yoruba culture|Yoruba festivals |
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