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Egwu Onwa: Moonlight, Music, and the Spirit of Igbo Youth

Onwa gburu anyị anyị anyị e na-agba egwu( When the moon shines, we dance). Joy follows, illumination and the community thrives when the night is bright. On clear tropical nights, when the full moon (Onwa Ojii) bathed Igbo villages in silver light, children and youths gathered in village squares, singing, clapping, and playing traditional games.…