Nnewi Afiaolu Tigiri

Nnewi Afiaolu tigiri

food festival

Paaloŋ	Nigeria
Indigenous to	Igbo people
Located in the administrative territorial entity	Nnewi
Bezie	Anambra State

Afiaolu (New yam festival) e la a lesiri tigiri na maŋ taa diibu yuoni la yuoni zaa a Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria a August wagere poɔ. A Afiaolu maŋ piili ne la “Eke” bebiri ka ba boɔlɔ ka “Iwaji” (scaling of yam) ane Ikpa Nku (the wood gathering), a heralds na maŋ wuli ka wapaale bebe neŋ bareka puoraa ko a Ŋmene. A tigiri maŋ taa la yel-erre gyamaa te paale a ceremonial rites maaloo yi Igwe (naa), lesiri seɛbo ane masquerade seɛbo meŋ.

Waare la boŋkoɔkpoŋ naŋ be a Igbos ane a staple food a o noba zieŋ. A wapaala tigiri naŋ e a ‘Iwa-Ji ohuu’ bee ‘Iri-Ji Ohuu’ e la tigiri diibu kyaare a waare beebo ko a saakonnoŋ nyɔvore a noba zieŋ. A tigiri diibu poɔ ba naŋ na puore a ŋmene kyaare a wapaale deɛbo ka ba de maale neŋ a tutuuria paa moɔle duoruu ka a wapaale sereŋ bi la manneŋ gyamaa zaa diibu.

Yizie

A Aneado (Nnewi) kori taa la sagedeebo kaŋa ka, traditional value system ane many cultural events naŋ be a wapaale poɔ (Afiaolu, meŋ na e Ifejioku) naŋ kɔlagere deɛne ane bagere maaloo, teseŋ saakonnoŋ toɔre. Ba maŋ di o la k'a e emmo ko a Ufiojiokwu, a deity of land fertility. O maŋ taa la eebo gbɛɛ yaga a kyuu naŋ e a August yuoni zaa ane a paaloŋ deme beri anaare poɔ. A o maaloo meŋɛ maŋ e la Eke bebiri yi a Orie, Afor kyɛ gaa baare a Nkwo day.