In many communities in the state of Anambra in south-eastern Nigeria, celebrations, burial ceremonies and other special occasions during the dry season to evoke fertility and a bountiful harvest ...

For more than 20 years photographer Phyllis Galembo has traveled Africa and Haiti documenting the art of the masquerade. What is it about masks? “It’s the creativity,” says Galembo.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAt Fort James on the island of Antigua, the pink masks worn ... century pre-Lenten masquerade balls of their French and British masters, slaves merged African traditions and ...

Wazobia itself is a word formed from three major Nigerian languages: Wa (Yoruba), Zo (Hausa) and Bia (Igbo) — all meaning “come.” So basically, the event has been inviting you to pull up in three ...