My hometown is Nnewi (Anaedo). It is one of the most populated cities in Anambra state. Nnewi is said to have four children/quarters: Otolo, Urugu,Umudim, Nnewichi.
Nnewi/Anaedo as a mornarchy is ruled by His Royal Highness Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu 111 (Igwe ne eje Uka) meaning a king that goes to church.
Afiaolu Nnewi is a festival in Nnewi, it is a time they all gather to thank their god (Edo) for a bountious harvest of yams. It is usually held towards the ending of August and it starts on an Eke market day where the Igwe and his cabinet officiates the ceremony at the Nkwo Nnewi Triangle.
The Chief Priest of Edo offers a fowl to Edo for bountious harvest. Yams also will be roasted at the venue and the Igwe is usually the first to eat the yam after which others can join in eating. The sound of the gun signifies that Igwe have eaten the yam and the new yam is declared fit for villagers to eat.
Most Families don't eat yam until the festival, while some families might have swallowed more than 5 tubers of yam before the festival but the Chief Priest of Edo must not eat until the Afiaolu.
Immediately masquerades appears in Nkwo Triangle that signifies the festival is officially opened.
Masquerades finds their way to Enem hall or St Mary's Square where they tease one another with cane .Young men,women and children gather at the squares for different kinds of displays.
The festival goes through the Eke, Orie, Afor to Nkwor market day and on Nkwo market day the Igwe goes to church to thank God for Successful festival ceremony and declare Afiaolu closed.
Afiaolu festival is one of the most colourful and most anticipated festival in Nnewi because many people travel from far and wide to attend this festival.
New yam festival in igbo land is one of the popular festival in igbo land.nnewi new yam festival is a very well known festival in anambra state. I want to use this opportunity to invite people from this great community to visit nnewi.
Nnewi seems quite interesting. It will be a place to visit someday.
The cultural activities is something to learn from.
Thank you Phemia for sharing this beautiful culture.
Will be look forward to having you grace this wonderful occasion and see many other cultural heritage.
This festival is currently ongoing in Nnewi an today is the third day
This is Ajofia Nnewi means Evil Forest. It is one of the most dreaded masquerades in igbo land.
It has a smoke coming out from its head.
It has supernatural powers known as Anunu Ebe. This masquerade is very scarce to see because it does not perform in presence of women.
Seems like a really exciting festival usually held at that part of the country. Nice to know that this tribe of yours still to keep to this heritage and culture. Would love to visit anambra system state soon someday to witness event.
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STOPyana da kyau ganin ku anan kuma dole ne in faɗi cewa saƙon gabatarwar ku ba shi da cikakkun bayanai amma komai yana da kyau ko da kasancewar ku lauya ne ya sa ni farin ciki, kamar saduwa da abokina na farko Faransanci wanda ya zama ɗalibin doka haka nan ban da kasancewar ku ɗalibin lauya kyaun ku ma ya ja hankalina, ya sanya ni jin daɗi sosai kuma dole ne in faɗi cewa da gaske kun yi kyau sosai don zaɓar shiga cikin al'umma, dole ne in faɗi cewa kun yi daidai zabi saboda shiga cikin al'umma irin wannan a gare ni zai kuma inganta ruhin rubutunka kuma zai taimaka maka ka ƙara gina kanka kuma yana burge ni sosai don ganin cewa kai mai bin doka ne mai ƙauna wannan yana ɗaya daga cikin mafi kyawun abubuwan da nake ƙauna koyaushe ji daga sabon ɗan kasuwa musamman mace ohhh shin kawai na kira ku sabon shiga, kada ku damu, amma koyaushe zan iya Bear ce wataƙila saboda gaskiyar cewa post ɗin 'yan kwanaki ne kawai, don haka bari in yi amfani da wannan matsakaiciyar don kiran ku sabon shiga, bari mu koma ga abin da nake faɗa, kasancewar ɗalibin ɗalibi na dama zai taimaka muku da gaske shiga cikin al'umma sosai saboda muna da ayyuka da yawa da za ku yi, abokina.
Ka tuna na faɗi a baya cewa kuna kan madaidaiciyar hanya a daidai lokacin kuma ban da wannan kyakkyawar abokiyar hoton kuma a gare ni kuna da kyau da ban mamaki kuma wataƙila zan faɗi cewa kallon ku kawai zai sami ƙarin kulawa daga maza zuwa gare ku (lol ), kar ku damu ni mai ban dariya ne kawai kuma wani ɓangare ne na wani lokacin aboki, zai kuma ba ku sha'awa ku sani cewa al'umma za su yi farin cikin kasancewa daga nan, musamman ɗalibin lauya kamar ku kuma zai sa ran ku ba wa al'umma wani abu wanda zai ƙara ƙima ga al'umma, dole in faɗi cewa al'umma tana jira don ganin abubuwan al'ajabi da kuke da su a hannu don ba mu da kulawa, ita ma wuri ne cikakke don koyo har ma da koyarwa mutane sabbin abubuwa kuma wannan shine dalilin da yasa a wasu lokuta nakan kira wannan wuri birni birni na ilimi, zai burge ku ku san cewa sabbin abubuwa koya a nan kuma shine dalilin da yasa na yi imani al'ummar tomme ita ce mafi kyawun komai (ra'ayina ko ta yaya).
Al'umma a gare ni tana da abubuwa da yawa da zan bayar kuma ina so in yi imani kuma in ɗauka cewa kun zo nan da abubuwa masu daɗi da yawa don a zahiri ƙara ƙima ga abokin haɗin gwiwar al'umma, Zan kasance a nan ina jiran ganin wasu abubuwan ban sha'awa a ciki kuna da hannun jari a gare mu, yana da kyau ku nemi taimako kowane lokaci idan kuna buƙatar taimako, dukkanmu dangi ne a cikin al'umma wanda ke nufin ba za ku juya ga kowa ba don neman taimako, musamman da abubuwan da ba su bayyana muku sosai ba. , don Allah ku sani cewa zan ɗauki lokaci na don neman ƙarin bayani game da wasu abubuwa anan ma, wanda ke nufin a ƙasa za mu taimaka muku ku zauna ku shiga cikin al'umma, har ma duo ya ga abin da wasu masu amfani da nhas suka ce, amma kawai na ji nissan su yana buƙatar ku ƙarin sani ko kuna da waɗannan abubuwan don tunatarwa don a kula da matakan ku sosai suna kuma ba ku yin kuskure a nan cikin al'umma, saboda ina buƙatar sanar da ku wanda ke ƙidaya a gare ku kuma zan kasance a can don ganin abin da kuka tanadar mana.
Jin daɗin yin mu'amala da cuɗanya da sauran masu amfani saboda wannan abu ɗaya ne da zai taimaka da gaske yayin aiwatar da aikin ku saboda a gare ni a matsayina na mutum na yi imani sosai da ikon hulɗa, wanda nake so ku yi amfani da shi sosai da gefe daga gaskiyar cewa muna da dandamali da yawa ko bari in faɗi ɗakin hira na al'umma inda zaku iya shiga ku shiga da kyau, wannan ɗakin tattaunawar zai ba ku damar magana ko barin ku da kalmar Haɗin kai tare da masu amfani daban -daban a duk faɗin duniya , hakanan yana nufin cewa al'umma ita kadai hanya ce ta haɗa duniya ba tare da la’akari da launi na ckjn ba kuma fiye da haka ku ma kuna da damar yin sabbin abokai a duk faɗin duniya ba tare da la’akari da launi da fata ba, wannan al’ummar tawa ma, za ku taimaka ƙara haɓaka ilimin ku da fahimtar rayuwa kuma ba zan iya ba ci gaba da gaya wa kanku cewa kun yanke shawara mafi kyau wajen yin ƙaura zuwa memba.
Ina kuma so in yi imani kuma in ɗauka cewa an gaya muku abubuwa da yawa game da al'umma kuma ba kawai game da yin aiki kaɗai ba, wanda kuma na ɗauka a matsayin wani abu mai mahimmanci, amma kuma