Ikeji Arondizuogu

A Ikeji festival e la yuoni gbuli zaa bebie anaare tigiri Igbo noba naŋ yi Arondizuogu,^[1] Imo state, Nigeria, naŋ maŋ di Maakye ane Kyɛpire kyuu vuo poɔ na di wɔpaala deebo tigiri ane a Igbo yipɔge. Nɔkpeɛne bebe ka ona la simma tugiluu kpoŋ West Africa poɔ. A Ikeji tigiri na baŋ piili la ŋa yuomo kɔɔre anuu naŋ pare ane o e la Igbo tigiri naŋ korɔ Igbo bal zaa donɛɛ ŋmaa ŋmene kyigi noɔreyeni ne ba naŋ maŋ leɛ wa a Nigeria south-eastern irigyinni na nyɛ ane paale a tigiri diibu poɔ.^[2] A tigiri maŋ taa la simmamine naŋ ba poɔrɔ seɛrɛ yoɔrɔ a korebilii, yiele, ane a Igbo sããkonnoŋ ŋmennoo zannoo.^[3]

Yelkorɔ

Boobo ayi la bebe kyaare a Ikeji tigiri dasaŋa yɛlɛ, kyɛ ona gyamaa naŋ sage ka a Arondizuogu noba bo yeli ka a fɔrɔ Ikeji tigiri eɛ a yuomo kɔɔre 16th poɔ^[4] ka o yelnyɔgeraa da la ka ba puori a teŋgane ŋmemɛ bareka ne a naŋ ko ba wɔpaala yaga deebo.^[5]

Ɛkɔnɔme Tɔna

A Ikeji tigiri e la kobokobo yizie ko Nigeria tuuro nimipɛle a yi paaloŋ yobo noba ane Igbo noba zaa naŋ be paaloŋ yobo Arondizuogu kulwaa na wa di a tigiri.^[6]

Ito-Ebule

A Ikeji tigiri taa la yelerre yaga naŋ maŋ erɛ, ona naŋ de zu a zaa poɔ e la kyakya ba naŋ pore Ito-Ebule, naŋ leɛre eŋ “Untying of the ram” (pedaa loribu).^[7] O e la yeleraa noba yaga naŋ maŋ yi ka ba e ane a Ikeji bebibaaraa ka o maŋ e. A Ito-Ebule yelsoore la bambo gandaaloŋ wulluu^[8] yi meŋɛ tɔ nyaa beremɛ naŋ maŋ yi a irigyinni zaa poɔ wa na kpɛ a Ito-Ebule kyakya ba boɔbo eŋɛ. A Ito-Ebule kyakya wagere, pedaa maŋ le la daa/teɛ eŋɛ ka beremɛ naŋ kpɛ a kyakya, ba maŋ yeli ka ba gaa lori a pedaa. A tuuro lɛ Arondizuogu sããkonnoŋ naŋ manne, a beremɛ na naŋ bere ba zaa poɔ yoŋ la na baŋ lori a pedaa.^[9]^[2]

Beremɛ na naŋ tõɔ lori ana pedaa ŋa gbɛɛ bowola zaa tɔ naŋ kyi, neɛ naŋ di a Ito-Ebule kyakya gbɛre bowola a maŋ tõɔ lori a pedaa yuoni gbuli zaa, da la a sããkoŋ prime minisa ko Arondizuogu yuori naŋ di Pericoma Okoye.^[10]

In media

A Ikeji tigiri maŋ iri la a Nigerian Nollywood poɔ muvi/sini yelzu Lion of Africa.

Sommo Yizie

[1] ttps://www.bbc.com/igbo/afirika-47944818

[:0-2] 1 2 https://folio.ng/ikeji-the-biggest-festival-in-igboland/

[3] ttps://nico.gov.ng/ikeji-festival-in-arondizogu/

[4] ttps://thenationonlineng.net/origin-relevance-of-ikeji-festival/

[5] ttps://www.hellotravel.com/nigeria/the-ikeji-festival,%20https://www.hellotravel.com/nigeria/the-ikeji-festival

[6] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20210114135432/https://afrotourism.com/travelogue/ikeji-festival-of-arondizuogu-imo-state-nigeria/

[7] ttps://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Imo/Ikeji-Festival-Imo.html

[8] ttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47964186

[9] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20210712024753/https://nico.gov.ng/2014/09/17/ikeji-festival-in-arondizogu/

[10] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20210113124958/https://ikengachronicles.com/perikoma-the-lion-of-africa-has-joined-his-ancestors-ifeanyi-calistus/

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