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It has been observed that every tribe has their own culture and traditions. Culture is the people`s way of life, the custom and beliefs, art and social organization of a particular country or group. In Igbo land, there are many culture and tradition but let us discuss new ''IRI JI'' in Igbo culture. New yam festival is a festival which is highly recognized in Igbo land and it highly valued. Though the dates which each community celebrate their own may vary but all is almost the same way. The feast is observed between the month of August and September. In every year the date of new yam festival is usually announced. In Igbo land no body is expected to eat new yam till the festival day. It is a taboo for somebody to harvest his/her yam or eat new yam before the day of new yam festival. In Igbo culture, it is believed that when you harvest your yam before the day of new yam festival, the gods will not be happy with you and something like bores will be on the every parts of your body. On the day of the new yam festival every body is expected to go to his farm and harvest some tubers of yam. The chief celebrant which may come from the family that is in charge of sacrificing the yam to the gods will announce to the public to carry their yams to respective homes and pay tribute to the deity using kolanut, piles yam, fawl, and some leaves that the gods have accepted that year's yam will be good faith. Immediately after the sacrifice, the yam will be cooked and every body will eat. After follows the celebration. Many families organize party in their compound such as cultural dancers, masquerades and other dancers which makes the compound verylively, so that every members of the family will be enjoying it. Children will put on their new clothes and visit their relations such as, their grandmother, grandfather, uncle and thy will go with some tubers of yam which they will offer to them. It is a great thing in Igbo land to be alive from the last festival till the new yam festival because some people die before the day especially those that indulge in bad ways. BY EMMANUEL ANASTASIA C. SECRETERIAL DEPARTMENT DON BOSCO TRANING INSTITUTE, ONITSHA IN NIGERIA. MASQUERADE FESTIVAL IN ENUGU-EZIKE IN IGBOEZE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ENUGU STATE IN NIGERIA. 6
There are many cultural festivals in my town Enugu-Ezike in Igboeze Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Usually organized once a year, but the one that is most interesting is the Masquerade Festival, known as "Omaba Festival" . Omaba festival is a great period in my town, people from far and near come to celebrate this festival. All the sons and daughters of the land that are abroad normally travel home for this festival. It lasts for a week; it normally takes place every 2nd week of August in the year with activities. On the first day, around 4:30 am, a town crier will go round the town, beating the gong, showing that the festival has started. During this time (4:30), nobody is allowed to go out to fetch water from stream or to carry on any activity that will be done outside, expect the members of the masquerade group because they do some sacrifices to the gods of the land, asking them to guide and protect the land throughout the period. Then after some hours the gong will be rung again to inform people that they are through and then people will be coming out dressed in cultural attire, heading to the king's palace for the opening ceremony, after that, different sizes and types of masquerades will be parading the town, visiting the elders of the land, the Ede (the oldest woman), the king's cabinet etc. Then a day before the final day, a palm frond will be tied in the entrance of the town, signifying sacred i.e. no visitor is allowed to come inside the town. That day, all the title men, elders both male and female, king's cabinet and the chief priest will go to the masquerade shrine for final rituals, nobody is allowed to parade till dawn. On the final day, the masquerades will go out to the town's gathering ground, after that the highest masquerade "Odegbu" will come out with young ladies (virgins) and heroes, then the chief priest will come out and address everybody and also deliver message which we believe that is from the god's of the land, and after that, the king will thank everybody for participating during the festival and the festival will be declared close. But now Christianity has taken place everything, all the sacrifices and rituals incarnation are past tense. Morning Prayer is being said together and after that presentation of dramas, dancing from different group, cultural songs will take place and this has made it to be more lively. BY AYOGU EUCHARIA SECRETARIAL STUDIES DEPT. DON BOSCO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, ONITSHA 7
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