00:01Vibrant outfits, music and dancing filled the streets of southern Nigeria
00:06as thousands of revellers gathered for the Kalabar Carnival.
00:11The festival is held every December in the capital of Cross River State,
00:15drawing around 2 million visitors from across the country and beyond.
00:20This edition featured participation from the ECOWAS community, as the festival's chairman explained.
00:27On the move please, on the move, let's go, let's go.
00:31And this year, with the participation of ECOWAS community established for cooperation,
00:38with the participation of the Portuguese embassy, with the participation of the Spanish embassy,
00:45we are coming back to where we came from, which is going back in time,
00:50appreciating our leaders, appreciating our yesterday, appreciating today and preparing for our tomorrow.
01:00Also known as Africa's biggest street party, the event provides the opportunity for friends and family to bond.
01:07This attendee is among those who enjoy the community's spirit.
01:16As you can see for yourself, Asshon speaks louder than words.
01:20It's been a season of sweetness, a season of fun, fun, fun, fun,
01:23a season of celebration and a season of happiness.
01:26It has been reunion, it has been bonding and meeting old friends, bonding with family members.
01:32The theme of the latest tradition was traceted in time.
01:39Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please?
01:44The carnival was created with the vision of making Cross River a tourism and hospitality world.
01:49It is a story that culminated in exceptional, inter-exceptional, inter-exceptuality.
01:54This is the Nigeria's largest carnival, as well as an internationally recognized event.
01:59Responsibleness!
02:07Aya, the man!
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