Eid al-Fitr is the end of Ramadan. The northern region of Nigeria is mainly Muslim so in the north during Ramadan many of the cities slow down and are devoted to spiritual activities.  At the end of Ramadan in Nigeria, a festival called Durbar is held. This is a cultural practice for the Hausa's that has been popular for centuries. This event is very religious but also involves equestrian events. Kano City Durbar, which is one of the largest festivals that takes place, sees hundreds of thousands of people dressed in Eid attire. They all come to see the emir on horseback. Emir is the title of a traditional rule in the northern region of Nigeria. At Durbar different food vendors are present selling Nigerian dishes and snacks like Suya, Masa, and Fura da nono.  Durbar takes place over four days. The first day, Hawan Sallah consists of the Emir going through prayer grounds and meeting with State Governors. The day ends with a procession of horsemen guiding the Emir to the Emir's palace. On the second day, Hawan Daushe, the Emir visits the Palace of the Queen Mother. It is a large parade that takes place in the afternoon and ends at sunset. The third day, Hawan Nassarawa, is known as the Victory Parade Day. The fourth day, Hawan Dorayi, ends the festival with the Emir touring outside the city before returning to the palace with a grand procession of horsemen. During the festival, Islamic scholars with give sermons and lead prayers. 

Id el Maulud is the celebration of the Birth of the Prophet Muhammad. This is another public holiday in Nigeria that is from Islam.  Nigerians celebrate this holiday in most cities by starting a procession of people, men, women, and children. This procession starts at a spot in the city and then walks toward the city's mosque. Much of the city, gathers for this and creates a long line walking to the Mosque. After the procession to the Mosque, there are prayers to commemorate Muhammad's birthday. After this ram is cooked over fires and families and friends gather in parties to celebrate. 

Christmas in Nigeria looks a little different from Christmas in the US. Most Nigerians will travel from the large cities to the villages their families are from and it is not uncommon for the cities to be very empty although it does cause lots of traffic as they leave. Nigerians take caroling very seriously as they hold caroling events where the communities get together to sing hymns, nativity plays, and candle lightings. Schools and works will also host caroling events for the festive spirit.  In Nigeria, Christians don't have the option of not attending Church as it is seen as socially unacceptable for them to not be there but Christmas is known to be short in Nigeria so members can have more time for their other festivities. For Christmas dinner, most Nigerians eat chicken and jollof rice. The chicken is covered in a blend of spices like paprika, onion, and garlic powder, but the jollof rice is the focus of the meal. Instead of Santa Claus, Nigerians celebrate Father Christmas. Father Christmas is like Santa Claus as he is invited to Christmas parties for children to receive gifts from him but he is very much the life of the party. Christmas is usually a multiple-day celebration with families.