It has become a tradition and culture
for almost if not all villages around the world to have a festival at
least once in a year. In Italy, once in every year, festivities are
held in every village. Our focus today is the Igwekala masquerade
festival.
From Obowalla, Emekuku in Owerri
North Local Government Area of Imo state, Igwekala masquerade
festival. Igwekala is a name of a masquerade that appears once in
every four years. Although, other smaller once come out every
December.
In Obowella, Igwekala is regarded as
the biggest masquerade. A compulsory selection is usually made by the
kindred. The selection consist of older men of atleast 40 years or
above. They are the coordinators.
The specified day for this festival
is the Nkwo market. The people believe that the Igwekala is
associated with the gods of the land so preparations are made at
length. One common trend is that most of this masquerades come out
during the Christmas and new year periods.
Dat's great...bt u are an hausa if i may predict,how come u know so much abt d east
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