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bloggernaija: Is their anything wrong with being original. Why do we have to copy West Indians in everything?

Actually it doesn't have anything to do with West Indians. The Brazilian returnees brought the carnival with them almost 200 years ago.

He posted the pics I took last year as this year's pics.

Someone copied my opening post (word for word, including pictures) to his site.

Locomotion.

Ishilove: What?

You ALWAYS crack me up.

Locomotion (in my view they were the best group). The first pic is not mine.

redsun: Why did she think easter is better than lagos carnival?Lagos is not for christians,neither is it for anybody particular,except for the people that keeps it moving and functional.

*shrug*. It's really not a big deal to me.

Ishilove: You are the son of ****?? o my God!!

I am the daughter of ****! We must be first cousins.

Small world... **** and **** were friends is **** school. Now we are reunited on NL. **** is a very ****.

Praise God!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha!

redsun: What does it mean by easter carnival?Is in in respect of easter as oyinbo/christian culture or as a yoruaba/nigerian cultural festival aka carnival?

Beautiful and innovative though.

Err! It's a long story. Last year I titled it "Pictures of Lagos Carnival 2012". The mod changed it to "Easter Monday: Pictures of Lagos Carnival 2012". So this year I titled it "Easter Monday: Pictures of Lagos Carnival 2013". She sent me a message saying that the thread contained pics of events that happened on other days of the week. She suggested that we just leave it at Easter and omit the monday. I didn't object, so she renamed it.

Gelede. I couldn't get as many of pics of them as I did last year.

Man with big stomach.

I learnt two things today. (1) I'm not as young as I used to be. (2) It's good to have a famous last name.


I was quite excited and enjoying the atmosphere, so I missed my planned refreshment stop and forgot to take water with me. I almost got to Onikan when extreme dehydration hit. I had to sit beneath a tree with two old women. We were gisting about the old times, the various costumes and dance steps, etc.

Then one of them looked at me and said "did you attend *****" I replied her. She kept looking at me in a funny way. Then a guy standing nearby said "he's **** son". The woman screamed. She told them to get ice-cream for me (lifesaver). I think that was what kept me alive.

After that I returned to TBS and spent the next hour and a half recuperating. I couldn't go to Campos or take the pic of Tower Fernandez, but I had FUN!

My verdict: Locomotion were the best group at this carnival. 30 person drum band, best dance steps, etc. More pics coming soon.

Locomotion have a 30 or 40 piece drum band. It's like a moving earthquake. Pictures coming up when I take my first break.

It seems it's a tradition. Every year Campos is led by a guy in a wheelchair. Guys from MIC undertakers band are in the Campos parade. Right after Campos is the red and white of Lafiagi.

Yes! I can see the green and gold in the distance. Very large group. CAMPOS SQUARE!

Some people are not happy about the road closures, but the police and lastma won't budge.

Even the Nigerian Navy has a stand on Awolowo Road (manned by members of their band). It's a challenge posting and taking pics at the same time. I've taken tons of pics. Will upload later.

I was especially looking forward to seeing the skimpily dressed girls at Munchies this year, but they went for sponge bob instead.

The huge muscular men are at the first bank stand and the vip entrance.

I loved the Agege parade and the sports city group.

There's a massive crowd at awolowo road.

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Agege

The Lagos State commissioner for tourism and inter-governmental relations, the Erelu of Lagos and the special guest, Prof Elisa Larkin Nascimento.
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From earlier in the week.

Mr Disun Holloway (Commissioner for tourism and inter-governmental relations) and Professor Wole Soyinka (Chairman of the organising committee of Lagos Black Heritage Festival)

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Erelu Dosunmu-Fernandez
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Egunugun at Lagos Black Heritage Festival

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At the Tafawa Balewa Square, the stage is set for Olamide's performance later this evening.

CMS Grammar School

The chairman of the organising committee of the Lagos Black Heritage Festival is Professor Wole Soyinka, while the chief host and festival ambassador is Her Royal Highness, the Erelu of Lagos, Princess Abiola Dosunmu Fernandez.

There was a masquerade display at the beginning of the week. The event held at Freedom Park, Lagos Island. I've got pics of the event and I'll be posting them later.

Bars, event centres and eateries along five cowrie creek made a killing during the water regatta yesterday (particularly the ones at Olateju Crescent Lekki, Ozumba Mbadiwe Road Victoria Island and Queens Drive Ikoyi).

Today sharp businessmen are also making brisk business, selling masks, vuvuzelas, snacks, drinks, etc. Kai officials are keeping a close watch on them to ensure they don't get on the street.

Maltina Swan float at Onikan this morning

CMS Grammar School had ball jugglers, Festac High had guys on roller skates and Aunty Ayo are "going down low" to Olamide's hit song "first of all".

You can see pics of last year's carnival on this thread https://www.nairaland.com/910344/easter-monday-pictures-lagos-carnival

The children's carnival has started. Pictures coming up.

They've just set up the road blocks at Flag Staff House and Awolowo Road.

The best April fool joke on nairaland = Seun's "new theme" joke from last year. https://www.nairaland.com/904613/brand-new-nairaland-theme


The worst April fool joke on nairaland = Becomerich/Muusiwa's joke from 2010.
https://www.nairaland.com/423696/dora-akunyili-cooks-jonathan-jonathan