Argungu Fishing Festival 2020.
Given the awesome recent restoration of the popular Argungu Fishing Festival, Today is the Grand Finale of the 2020 Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival which is taking place in Argungu, Kebbi State, Nigeria.
The festival is one of the biggest fishing festivals in Africa if not the biggest, President Mohammadu Buhari attended and participated in the 2020 edition of the Argungu International Fishing Festival. The president took part in the agriculture fair of the program, an integral part of the annual four-day festival.
According to officials, the importance of the festival to the economy has led the government to conserve fish stock by prohibiting the use of gill nets and cast nets.
The festival was founded to encourage peaceful co-existence among the people of Sokoto and Kebbi, after a prolonged conflict between the inhabitants of both towns that lasted for 100 years.
Also Read, Saturday Small Chops
The Argungu festival has been celebrated over sixty times since its inception. In 2016, UNESCO listed the Argungu Fishing and Cultural Festival on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and the only one of its kind in Nigeria. The festival represents peace and unity. It is a melting pot where tradition and culture foster understanding and community belonging to wipe out hostility.
Please tell us about the festivals in your native states, we are waiting to hear and write about it. Hit us up.