What to Know about Ebonyi State
The Ikpa Dance in Ebonyi State
The Ikpa Dance in Ebonyi State
The Ikpa dance just like Owo dance is a fetish and traditional music and dance used to commemorate traditional title holders. It is also used during the burial/funerals of these title holders. Normally, members of
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Ocho- The wrestling contest among girls in Afikpo
This wrestling contest among girls was an annual event in Afikpo. It was however, restricted to the villages of Amachi and Ugwu-egu in Afikpo.
It was associated with the commencement of Ogo okochi (dry season male initiation ceremonies). It took place
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Mgba Uzo Iyi
Mgba Uzo Iyi literally means wrestling on the path to the stream. This wrestling contest was restricted to newly married women of each village or group of compounds. It took place in the Aho morning of the dry season festival
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Mgba Akpukpa
Akpukpa (ikpapka or Oka) means corn or maize. This wrestling contest bears this name because it took place during the month of July and early August, when the dominant foodstuff is maize.
Mgba Akpukpa took place every other year after the
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The Afikpo wrestling tradition and its cultural benefits
Afikpo wrestling exercise, is a form of games in which men come out to test their physical strength.
In the olden days, they use wrestling to test ones braveness and his ability to withstand the enemies.
Traditionally, how brave you
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