Eidul-Fitr: Kano Emirate to hold Sallah durbar

The Kano Emirate Council has said that it will hold the traditional durbar to celebrate this year’s Eidul Fitr in the state.

It would be the first durbar since Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero became the emir of Kano.

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Recall that in 2020, the state government suspended the Sallah Durbar as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

The emirate council, in a letter sent to all its district heads and sighted by Daily Trust, ordered them to start converging at the palace on Monday in preparation for the event.

“You are hereby directed to enter Kano with all your village heads, palace guards and horses on Monday, Ramadan 28, 1442 A.H, equivalent to May 10, 2021 to commence this year’s Eidul Fitr durbar celebration,” reads part of the letter.

The letter, signed by Awaisu Abbas Sanusi on behalf of the council’s secretary, also asked all the traditional rulers to meet on Tuesday at the Emir’s palace for briefing from the Emir.

The Emirate’s decision to hold the Sallah durbar is coming when some emirates of Bauchi, the entire Niger State and the Daura Emirate in Katsina are suspending theirs in the wake of the growing insecurity in their respective domains.

Kano, however, has been relatively peaceful in spite of the security challenges in its neighbouring Katsina and Kaduna states.

The centuries long tradition of the Sallah durbar is celebrated during Eidul Fitr and Eidul Kabir Sallah celebrations with the emir and all his District Heads riding on horses in their royal regalia, while residents cheerfully watch them.