In Igbo land, masquerades are feared and respected. They are regarded as the spirit of the ancestors who resurface to adjudicate on matters that defied the wisdom of the living In the yesteryear, the ...

A group of people in traditional Igbo attire during the 2024 Igbo Day festival. This year's festival is happening on Saturday, Aug. 9, at Belcher Park in Randolph. Twenty-six years ago, Ejike Eze ...

The World of Music, new series, Vol. 4, No. 2, Performing the New Diasporas: Contemporary African Ritual Music in North America (2015), pp. 99-118 (20 pages) Drawing from four years of active ...

The New Yam Festival, or Iri Ji as it is known among the Igbo people, is a culturally significant event celebrated globally, marking the end of the farming season and the beginning of a new harvest ...

Every year, the Nwachukwu Drive in Okota Isolo Local Council Development Area, witnesses cultural activities as the Igbo in Lagos gather to celebrate the new yam festival. This year, the ceremony held ...

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Masquerades are believed to be spirits of ancestors in humans and are masked with different costumes for events, festivals, rites and rituals. Izaga masquerade They’re popularly used in Africa to ...

MASQUERADES are one of the noble and cherished aspects of Igbo tradition and culture. Every community in Igbo land has masquerades. In many communities, males are initiated into the masquerade group ...

The chief host would recognise the person with the biggest yam harvested with the King of Yam 'Eze Ji' award. Don Onyenji, commissioner for culture, entertainment and tourism in Anambra, says the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Original caption reads, "Masquerade ...

Twenty-six years ago, Ejike Eze moved to Boston from Nigeria. He soon found a support system away from home among a group of immigrants who shared his background as members of the Igbo ethnic group — ...

Don Onyenji, commissioner for culture, entertainment and tourism in Anambra, says the state will hold the colourful new yam (Iri Ji) festival on 21 October. Mr Onyenji, who spoke to the reporters in ...