Igue festival

Igue festival is a celebration with its origin in the Benin Empire. It was originally celebrated as a festival to renew Oba Ewuare's magical powers.[1] One tradition state that the festival date coincided with the marriage of Ewuare to a wife named Ewere.[2] Celebrated between Christmas and New Year, the festival includes the Oba's blessing of the land and his people. During the Igue ritual season, the Oba is prohibited from being in the presence of any non-native person.

References

  1. ↑ Ryder, A.F.C. (1981). D.T. Niane, ed. General History of Africa: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century. Paris: UNESCO. pp. 339–370.
  2. ↑ Egharevba, Jacob (1960). A Short History of Benin. Ibadan: Ibadan University Press.

Writings

Omipidan Teslim The Igue Festival- Edo’s colourful festival OldNaija

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