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Eyiri-eyi Obohia
Iwakwa of Ihitte Afor Ukwu – Every 3 years
Inunkwu of Oparanadim
Iriji Mbaise (New yam festival) – August 15th every year
Iwa –Akwa performed by Okponkume community
Ituaka of Ahiara Ofiri
Most of these festivals take place within the last quarter of every year.
OBOWO LGA
Iwa Akwa festival – celebrated every three years by all the communities.
Mbomuzo festival- (community sanitation & cleanliness)
Ntumamka festival – (emphasizes ancestral lineage)
Egbenkwu festival – September
Okonko Masquerade
Igbu - Ewu Ukwu festival (glorifies fertility in the female folk)
NWANGELE LGA
Okorosha dance – Amigbo community – December
Owu festival – Isu and Abajah communities – December
Ekpukele – during the new yam festival
Nta Cultural festival – last week of August – New cropping season.
NGOR OKPALA LGA
New yam festival
Mbom - Uzo festival
Nwokorobo and Abigolo Dance
By all the Communities
ABOH MBAISE LGA
New yam festival – unanimously celebrated by all the communities – August 15th yearly
Itu Aka festival – Nguru Uboma Awaise
Bia were Oji and Riforo festival – Uvuru and Lorji Communities
Oruru- Ukwu festival – Enyiogugu
Traditional Dance – Abigbo, Abigolo, Egwu Aldinma,
Agbachaa – Ekurunwa.
Ewu –Ukwu- (unanimously celebrated by all the communities) women that has up to 10 children in her husband’s place.
EZINIHITTE MBAISE LGA
Oji Ezinihitte festival 1st January
Iriji festival ( New Yam festival) August 15th unanimously celebrated by all the communities.
ISU LGA
New Yam festival – by all the communities in Isu
The Ibo Uzo Cultural festival
Okorosha Cultural festival
Okonko Cultural festival
Ogho Cultural festival
Wrestling Cultural festival– Dec. after farming season.
IKEDURU LGA
Iriji festival – (new yam festival) unanimously celebrated by the 24 autonomous communities.
Igba Mmanwu / Isuachara festivals by Iho community
IDEATO SOUTH LGA
New Yam festival – between August and early September yearly.
OWERRI NORTH LGA
Onwu Oru –performed annually by Uratta
Ugu – Uzo - performed by Emekuku
The Onwu Awaka – performed by Awaka
Mkpukpuzo and Ita Okazi – performed by Emii
NOTE: the festivals are between October and January every year.
ORU WEST LGA
The Ikwe –Ezi - performed by Mgbidi community
Owu festival – performed around April and July.
Masquerade festival – performed around October and December
New Yam festival – performed between August and October.
ORU EAST LGA
Umuimo Dance group – performed by Omuma community
Odogwu Ozara Dance Group performed by Awo Omamma community
Owu festival
Ekeleke Dance
Okorosha
ORSU LGA
Iriji (New Yam festival)
Mmanwu (masquerade)
Ozo title taking
OGUTA LGA
Omereife festival (new yam ) – performed between July, August – September by, Mgbele, Nkwesi, Nneukwu, Osu Obodo Eziorsu, Oguta Egbuoma and Egwe communities.
Okorosha festival (new year festival) – performed August and September by, Agwa, Awa Izombe, Akabo and Ejemekuru
OHAJI/EGBEMA LGA
Igaji Egbema (new yam festival) – performed by, Egbema, Obosima, Obogwe, Amafor and Ohuobaa communities
Ihe Udummiri festival (to thank God for rains) – performed between June/July by Umuapu, Mgbirichi and Umuokanne communities.
ORLU LGA
Mmanwu festival
Okonko festival
Ebuebu festival
New yam festival – performed during August.
MBAITOLI LGA
Ekeleke Dancing Group – performed by Umuomezume kindred Ofekata Orodo on every Eke day starting from April to first week of June.
Okorosha festival – performed by Ifakala, Mbieri and Ubomiri communities in the months of December and January.
Owu festival – performed by Orodo, Ifakala and Afara Communities respectively within the months of July and August.
OKIGWE LGA
Nri – the Ugwuele stone culture
Iri ji, Itu Aka, Ajala, Ikummanu, Okpakala, Iwufu ji and Ikeji – to seek God’s blessings or thank him for his providence, protection and sustenance of life during planting and harvesting period celebratd in most communities of the Council.
IHITTE / UBOMA LGA
Mbom Uzo - usually begins in September
Iri ji – from July to August
Iwa – Akwa
Agu Okonko
Ahia Nga – Nga (for women)
IDEATO NORTH LGA
Ikeji festival – performed by Arondizogu yearly
New yam festival – peformed by all the communities yealy
Masquerade festival – performed by Akokwa community yearly
