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 (iko okochi) of respective village groups.
It was the day all newly married women within the past year had to weed or clean up the paths leading to the village stream. The cleaning up was rounded off with a wrestling contest among the Nchekwa (those pregnant or sick were exempted from the contest.) It was a day for contestants to demonstrate their fitness.
The women were paired by sight but it was not uncommon for a woman to challenge another one to a bout. Any pair that fought while wrestling were heavily fined.
During this particular wrestling contest, a special masquerade (Okpaa) served as the umpire and separated dragging contestants with a mild stroke of a whip. Otherwise, all the wrestling bouts must be decided by one woman throwing the other.
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