Igue festival
| Aŋa yitaalombile | cultural event  |
|---|---|
| Piiluu | 1440 |
| Paaloŋ | Nigeria |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Edo State |
| Bezie | Edo State |
| Coordinate location | 6°20′49″N 5°36′19″E |
| Day in year for periodic occurrence | December |
Igue festival (meŋ naŋ e King's Festival) e la diibu ko a Benin Kingdom naŋ be a Edo State, southern Nigeria.[1] A saakonnoo mine wulee la a tigiri diibu da laŋ le ne la a kultaa ko Ewuare kyaare a pɔge yuori naŋ e Ewere.[2] Naŋ taa diibu ko a Christmas ane New Year, A tigiri maale pukyaare la Oba's maaloo ko a tensoga ane a teŋԑ noba. A Igue festival meŋ da leԑ ko la sommo ko a Obas naŋ da maale yuomo ayɔpoi.[3] A Igue saakonno vuo poɔ, a Oba ba senne ka o taa eebo ko neԑ eŋԑ naŋ ba nyagera.[3]
Yelkori
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A Igue Festival da taa la piiluu ko a 14th century yi a saŋa na a reign naŋ da beb ko a Oba Ewuare I, naŋ da reigned naŋ da e a Benin yi 1440 ane 1473.[4] Duoruu yi Oba Ewuare I's gɔɔloŋ naŋ da taa eebo ko a prince kyaare a Benin throne, meŋ naŋ be Prince Ogun, Oba Ohen bidɔɔ ana wagere na.[5]
A Igue tigiri, neŋ a lԑ, meŋ naŋ taa eebo ko a Oba Akenzua II. bonso o da boɔrɔ ka a tigiri da taa eebo ta beri mine. Igue festival e la tigiri naŋ taa yelsoŋ ko a tige mine ka a maŋ taa diibu ko a Benin noba.[5][6]
Sommo Yizie
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[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- The Igue Festival - Edo’s colourful festival Archived 2025-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Egharevba, Jacob (1960). A Short History of Benin. Ibadan: Ibadan University Press.
- 1 2 "Igue Festival: A unique Benin celebration". Daily Trust. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ "Vanguard News". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- 1 2 "There' nothing fetish about Igue Festival — Chief David Edebiri". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ Osahue, Stevenson; Omoera (2008-12-01). "Igue Ceremony as a Theatrical Performance: An Appraisal". Department of Theatre and Media Arts, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. Kamla-Raj 2008. Studies of Tribes and Tribals 6(2) (2): 111–115. doi:10.1080/0972639X.2008.11886584. S2CID 194787661.