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THERE IS A MASQUERADE CALLED "ORO" THAT SHOWS UP ONCE IN A YEAR
IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF NIGERIA. IT IS FORBIDDEN FOR WOMEN TO
SEE IT. IF ANY WOMAN SEES IT, SHE WILL DIE BEFORE THE SEVENTH DAY.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANTS LOOKED SCARED WHILE NARRATING ITEM.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Form Grouping Movement BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 02-00-1984