There’s the perisians, there’s colours and horses and there’s the Durbar festival, Nigeria

Annual celebrations of the Durbar festival are held in a number of northern Nigerian cities, including Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zazzau, Bauchi, Bida, and Ilorin. The celebration signifies the conclusion of Ramadan and falls on the same weekend as the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitri. The term “Durbar,” which has Persian roots, was…