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Ogwu Ekpeye
Ogwu Ekpeye is a festival traditionally celebrated by Ekpeye tribe in Rivers State. It is celebrated yearly and in the honour of the first daughters. Before the commencement of this festival, the monarch, called Eze Igbu Ubie of Ubie kingdom in Ahoada West Ahoada West (also spelt Ehuda West) is a Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria, located Northwest of Port Harcourt. It was extracted in 1996 in the General Sani Abacha military regime from the old Ahoada Local Government that makes up th ... Local Government Area, Eze Maxwell A. Okpokiri, declares it open, after which there are traditional activities such as visitations, folklores, festival rites, masquerade display and others. References {{Reflist Festivals in Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Yam Festivals In Nigeria
Yam (vegetable), Yam is a staple food in West Africa and other regions classified as a List of root vegetables, tuber crop and it is an Annual plant, annual or Perennial plant, perennial crop. The New Yam festival is celebrated by almost every ethnic group in Nigeria and is observed annually at the end of June. Essence To fully understand the New Yam Festival we must first understand the reason why the festival is celebrated in almost every state, town and city in Nigeria. History Historically, Yam is considered one of the major or the most important crops in Nigeria as it is grown in mostly all the states, and whoever in a community has a barn of Yam, is listed among the wealthy sets of people in the community. Yam (vegetable), Yam is counted to be more than just food. It is very well respected in Nigeria and is one of the major foods accepted as bride price when a man is seeking for a woman's hand in marriage. The festival is mostly celebrated among the Igbo people due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
