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Eyo masquerades dance through Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Nigeria to honor the death of a prominent Lagos chief Yusufu Abiodun Oniru. The shouting masquerades carry sticks and sometimes hit people who break traditional rules like wearing shoes around them. Elders choose who to honor with this traditional festival and this year they honor chief Yusufu Abiodun Oniru who died in 1984. AP Photo/Sunday Alamba
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A participant is pictured at the Eyo festival in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos. The festival is the one of the most important cultural events in Lagos. Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye
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People take part in the Eyo festival in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos November 26, 2011. The festival is the one of the most important cultural events in Lagos. Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye
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Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola (R) takes part in the Eyo festival in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos November 26, 2011. The festival is the one of the most important cultural events in Lagos. Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye
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People take part in the Eyo festival in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos. Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye
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Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka (C) attends the Eyo festival in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos. Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye
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Eyo masquerades dance through Tafawa Balewa Square to honor the death of a prominent Lagos chief Yusufu Abiodun Oniru. AP Photo/Sunday Alamba
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Eyo masquerades dance through Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Nigeria to honor the death of a prominent Lagos man chief Yusufu Abiodun Oniru. AP Photo/Sunday Alamba
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A man carries an urn of fire on his head during Eyo masquerades festival at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Nigeria to honor the death of an important man chief Yusufu Abiodun Oniru. AP Photo/Sunday Alamba
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Eyo masquerades dance through Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Nigeria to honor the death of a prominent Lagos chief Yusufu Abiodun Oniru. AP Photo/Sunday Alamba
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Eyo masquerades dance through Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Nigeria to honour the death of local important man Yusufu Abiodun Oniru, from Lagos. AP Photo/Jon Gambrell
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