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   ocr: Dancera animosities that people may have toward each other. In the Egungun ceremonies, the living reconnect with their ancestors and the living and the dead are blessed. The Egungun masquerade is also a form of entertainment, and Marikoto delights the spectators as it whirls around and performs an agile dance. Because snail shells spin like tops, a Yoruba person may complement a good dancer by saying, "0. jo bi okoto"-he spins like a top. In this masquerade, Marikoto entertains while he shows the ancestors that they 56