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Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

Ibe-Ugwu as a Rite of Passage: Exploring Female Initiation and Identity in Ukawu Culture

  Map showing the Ukawu community. Photo by Agwu-Ulu Nnachi   The People of Ukawu Ukawu is a culturally rich and historically rooted community situated in the present-day Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. With an estimated population of 9,377 as of the 2006 census, the people of Ukawu trace their origin to Ezube in the…
May 27, 20250Comments

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Cultural Heritage

Omabe Nsukka: The Spirit, Tradition, and Heritage of the Igbo Masquerade Festival

Under the waist, there are cloths or plant fibers stuffed to make it stick out, and canvas shoes are worn on the feet. The masquerade moves slowly, exchanging pleasantries with the audience. Known for humor rather than aggression, it entertains through jokes rather than by flogging. Mgbedike masquerade displaying during Omabe festival at Imufu, Igbo-Eze…
October 26, 20240Comments

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