The Hausa people celebrate ‘Eid al-Fiṭr and ‘Eid al-Aḍḥā (“al-UD-hah”) with festivals called Durbars, whose highlights include the wearing of colorful, flamboyant dresses and a race with these animals called Jahi. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these animals to which devotees of West African Vodun in Benin and Togo are likened during spirit possessions, terminology that has been adopted by Haitian Vodou, Candomblé, and Santería.
ANSWER: horses [or equines or equids; accept specific types of horse like stallions or mares]
[10h] These masquerades, which inspired the Vodun kúlitó rite, may be viewed as the Yorùbá counterpart to Durbar. These masquerades are named for ancestral spirits who wear elaborate costumes.
ANSWER: egúngún [or eégún]
[10e] Fashion historian Teleica Kirkland has connected the colorful clothes worn during Durbar and the egúngún masquerade to these pre-Lent festivities in the Caribbean region, such as Junkanoo, J’ouvert (“zhoo-VAIR”), and Mardi Gras.
ANSWER: Carnival [or carnivals; accept Carnaval or Kannaval]
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