Celebration of late Tumu Kuoro’s Yoho(Chief’s Funeral)/Festival

2024 Edition Successfully Celebrated

Commemoration of the late chiefs of the Tumu Chiefdom starting from Kanton II, Luri Kanton III, Alhaji Luriwie Kanton IV, and Gilbert Badjo Kanton V.
This wonderful and captivating event comes off on every 29th January of the new year.

Who can participate?
The various sections made up of the native women, men, and children of Tumu town come together for this event.
Also, none natives can participate as well as any interested outsiders and even tourists.

What time and venue for an event?
This event starts at 4:40 am
and gets full representation after 6:00 am. The whole event ends at around 11:20 am.
The event is usually hosted at the forecourt of the Tumu Kuoro’s palace
What is the Festival Made of?

The event includes but is not limited to drumming and singing war songs popularly called Bayiilaa but also the firing of musketry, display of night’s catch by hunters, etc.
Dress Code for Festival?
The dress code is usually local weave smocks or regalia but with many fortified by local powers.
The scene mostly yearned for is the part where participants chewed a live animal and sick blood out of it. Remember, It is optional for one to see this scene and even sometimes not displayed at all.

Narration:Ayamga Bawa Fatawu, a photojournalist