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Ogbodo Enyi

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Ojeh & Arishi Festival of Aboh Kingdom: A Celebration of Igbo Culture

The Ojeh & Arishi Festival in Aboh Kingdom is more than a festival. It is a time when the people of Aboh come together to honour their ancestors, celebrate their traditions, and strengthen their community. The festival happens every year in one quarter out of the community’s five quarters.  Aboh is home to the Ndokwa…

Place Aboh

The Female Ogbodo Enyi Masquerade of Nkaliki: A Unique Break in Igbo Masking Tradition

In West African masquerade traditions, the role of the masker is overwhelmingly male-dominated, with women largely excluded from direct participation. However, a remarkable deviation from this norm occurred in Nkaliki, an Izzi (northeastern Igbo) village group in present-day Ebonyi State, Nigeria. In 1975, the community oracle, Uke, instructed the women of Nkaliki to organize…