Mzough U–Tiv (Tiv National Day)




Mzough U–Tiv (Tiv National Day)

This is a festival celebrated by the Tiv people in Gboko, which is the centre of Tiv land and holds the traditional seat. It is an annual event, a period when Tiv sons and daughters all over the globe (at home and in the Diaspora) are required to travel to Gboko for reunion, discussions on development, progress of the Tiv nation and other related issues.

Tiv day is a week long celebration which can rightly be termed a cultural week with a showcase of the rich and colourful display of traditional fabrics; Anger, Gbevwar, GodoAkpem, Agese Chado, Gadgir, Ivavtyo (Ityoapen), Tugudu, Anzapher, Agbende – a - Kurugh, Agbende–a–Adenden, Acika, Zaan Agergbila, Ishanda Zaan, Acubu, Ashira, Lishi (complete black) and Ankyyegh Tsuaityo.

Mzough U–Tiv (Tiv National Day)