Egwu Mmonwu | Iri Ji Ofu Iji Nike
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Egwu Mmonwu is the dance of the spirits that you will find in most Igbo celebrations such as iri ji ofu also known as the New Yam Festival. The clips showed here were taken at Iji Nike in Enugu, Nigeria.
Transcript:
Masquerades are a lot of things to different people and play very important roles in the traditional Igbo setting. They may dance and entertain but they mean something deeper. To the average Igbo, masquerades are spirits. Spirits of the ancestors, rejoined their children. Great spirits in communion with the living, to teach, to bless, to make merry with men and to bring balance to the community’s circle of life.
Masquerade traditions have a varied range of purposes that span from performing elements of epic drama derived from community cosmology and lore, ushering in new months and seasons, honoring totems and ancestral spirits, enactments of parables or myths, with entertainment and community building serving as a consistent commonality. In the past masquerades also bore judicial, social regulatory, and even policing powers, however though these functions have decreased in modern times.
People make offerings of money to the masquerades who praise and bless them in return. They ring bells to notify people of their presence. It is not wise to stumble into a masquerade. They are not all kind and benevolent. Since their handgear could include canes, they are never shy to use them.
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Ihe anyi ji bia Uwa
A proud Iji woman
I love my culture
Uwa m ozo Nike
Ndewoo ezi nwanyi!
My culture my pride. Iji my village
Nice to meet you Chidera!
This is one aspect of culture I always wish that it will never die.
It's quite entertaining.
Yeah I hope so too
Thank you for posting. So good to see intact African traditions. Prayers up they are always so. Loving those beats🌞
Thanks a lot for these beautiful words. We hope the traditions of our fathers stay strong!
Wow, interesting!
I love masquerades
The best!
Wish. I would be. there to. Party. Party
Tradition. !
Or beeing. Photographer or. Reporter. !
Great. Powerful Colourful. Event. !
Thanks for Sharing the. Performance
Momentum. !
😁🌹♥️🌹😁.
Wow, thank you
In Benin you can observe these kind of ceremonies as well.
Thant's interesting to note. Thanks for sharing. Meanwhile, what do you call these events in Benin?
Beautiful but is it only allowed for men. Peace ✌🏾 and blessings.
Everyone can participate. There were loads of women there.
It's the big canopy masquerade for me. Why e no dance well
Next year, we will ask the Masquerade if it can dance anymore!
Nice one, please which people's culture is this?
This is Iji Nike, Enugu, Nigeria
住んでる所日本ですかナイジェリアですか
私はナイジェリアに住んでいます
日本語喋れるんですね
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いいえ、できません。私は翻訳します。ははは
翻訳て英語から日本語ですか
はい