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QWhich Nigerian festival celebrates the yam harvest season?

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  • A Eyo Festival ✔ ✖
  • B Osun-Osogbo Festival ✔ ✖
  • C New Yam Festival ✔ ✖
  • D Calabar Carnival ✔ ✖
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The New Yam Festival is celebrated by various ethnic groups in Nigeria, particularly the Igbo, to mark the beginning of the yam harvest season. Yams hold cultural significance as a staple crop and symbol of prosperity. The festival typically includes cultural dances, feasts, and rituals to thank the deities for a good harvest and pray for a bountiful season ahead. It reinforces community bonds and showcases Nigeria’s agricultural heritage and diversity.

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