Why Do Masquerades Chase You?

It shows a form of anxiety in real life. Getting chased by masquerades in dreams is very common; masquerades carry the very presence of Satan. They strive to dominate by fear. This dream means that the dreamer is under attack from household witchcraft.

Are masquerades spirits?

Masquerades are the human repositories of the ancestral spirits and gods of West African cosmology. These representatives of the divine, as well as their performance of song, ritual dance and dramatization of spiritual or ethical issues, are known altogether as masquerades.

What do Nigerian masquerades do?

Mmanwu is a traditional masquerade of the Igbo people of Southeastern Nigeria. They are performed only by males in exclusive secret societies and involve the use of elaborate, colorful costumes that are meant to invoke ancestral spirits.