Category:Gelede

**Gelede**
	Yoruba religious ceremony
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Instance of	religious and cultural festive day;
Country of origin	Benin; Nigeria; Togo;
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English: Gelede or Gèlèdé is an annual festival honouring “our mothers” (awon iya wa), not so much for their motherhood, but as female elders. It takes place when the dry season ends (March–May) among the Yoruba people of south-west Nigeria and neighbouring southeast Benin.

Français : Le Gèlèdé ou Gèlèdè. est une cérémonie pratiquée par la communauté Yoruba-Nago établie dans la région Yoruba-Nago au Bénin, au Nigeria et au Togo.

Subcategories

This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.

G

Gelede Masked Festival‎ (6 F)
Gelede masks‎ (5 F)
Gelede masks and costumes in Musée Vodou‎ (41 F)

Y

Yoruba Gelede masks‎ (1 C, 81 F)

Media in category "Gelede"

The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.

Gelede masquerade costume, International Slavery Museum (1).JPG 3,240 × 4,320; 3.25 MB
Gelede masquerade costume, International Slavery Museum (2).JPG 3,240 × 4,320; 3.24 MB
Gelede Society dancer, Yoruba - African objects in the American Museum of Natural History - DSC06003.JPG 3,240 × 4,320; 4.8 MB
Guelede1.jpg 301 × 241; 24 KB
Guèlèdè Efè au repos.jpg 3,072 × 1,728; 1.88 MB
Guèlèdè Efè avec le public.jpg 1,728 × 3,072; 2.07 MB
Guèlèdè Efè.jpg 1,728 × 3,072; 2.14 MB
Guèlèdè.jpg 348 × 260; 58 KB
Gèlèdé Goldrajch.jpg 3,923 × 5,885; 4.4 MB
Opo gelede.JPG 2,672 × 4,000; 2.91 MB

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