Hi there,

Post here all the Nigerian cultural events ( traditional weddings, party, name ceremonies, wake-keeping, cultural parties, you name it) that take place abroad!

Cheers,

Chichimma

b]NEW YAM FESTIVAL / IRI JI FESTIVAL / IGBO DAY 2012
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CHA CHA IGBO KWENU, KWENU, KWZUE NU!

Igbo Union The Netherlands proudly presents the New Yam - Iri Ji Festival on Saturday 25 August in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is an annual event from Nigeria that is organized by the Igbo people from Nigeria and the Diaspora to mark the Igbo cultural activities and its heritage. It is the feast of new yam; the breaking of the yam; and the harvest that is followed by thanksgiving. An offering is put forward and the people pray for renewed life as they eat the new yam with family, friends, guests and well-wishers.

This joyful day is filled with Igbo cultural activities such as the traditional cutting of the yam and its significance, lectures by special guests, presentations, cultural parades, dance, food and music. Igbo Union the Netherlands invite you to be part of this year’s New Yam festival in the Netherlands. Everyone is welcome to taste the new Yam and Nigerian delicacies as well as to be a witness of this great Igbo cultural event.

Date: Saturday 25 August 2012
Time: 14.00
Venue: Amstelborgh- Borchland
Address: Borchlandweg 6-12, 1099 CT Amsterdam
Entrance: FREE
Parking lot: €3


Music by DJ Chucky G [Igbo music, Highlife, Afrobeats] Cultural dance/singing groups

More information:

E-mail: igbouinionnetherlands@gmail.com
Phone: +31685721308 /+31685874900
Facebook: www.facebook.com/igbounionnetherlands (please like our page)

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Great love what you all are doing! Bringing the Nigerian cultural events abroad! Wonderful! Keep it all up and hope to see more events on this thread!

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lol, how are the church weddings a nigerian cultural event abroad? becos they played p square and wore aso-ebi? nice videos tho.

ezotik: lol, how are the church weddings a nigerian cultural event abroad? becos they played p square and wore aso-ebi? nice videos tho.

Aso-Ebi is nigerian culturally, the same with the foods eaten there and etc. Church wedding is debatable, P-square is nigerian but their music is a fusion of R&B, nigerian, hip-hop so thaton is debatable, with christainit well in todays age for Nigerian christains it is part of the culture now just like for christain indians and chinese.

anonymous6:

Aso-Ebi is nigerian culturally, the same with the foods eaten there and etc. Church wedding is debatable, P-square is nigerian but their music is a fusion of R&B, nigerian, hip-hop so thaton is debatable, with christainit well in todays age for Nigerian christains it is part of the culture now just like for christain indians and chinese.

church wedding is based on a christian doctrine introduced to u by oyibos. so i dont see how u can present what was introduced to you by oyibos as ur culture in oyibo land. it is laughable.

btw about the aso-ebi thingy, whats the meaning of aso-ebi? i always thought it was the equivalent of what we call ukpon-otu in edo -- meaning a group a people wearing clothes from same material. so unless aso-ebi has a different meaning, then groomsmen and bridesmaids in church weddings can also qualify as aso-ebi.. so how is that a nigerian thing 'culturally'? oyibos nor dey clothes together?

ezotik:


church wedding is based on a christian doctrine introduced to u by oyibos. so i dont see how u can present what was introduced to you by oyibos as ur culture in oyibo land. it is laughable.

well I know that about oyinbo introduced church wedding but it is inevitable today in Nigeria, especially with Christians when it comes to church wedding but the Op said any celebration from Nigerians outside Nigeria but with Aso-Ebi that is culturally Nigerian particularly Yoruba

i guess u meant the word 'aso-ebi', yeah it is yoruba. but the concept, hell nah!

the title of thread says nigerian 'cultural' events abroad..which i guess implied indigenous culture. not just parties organized by nigerians abroad. so i wouldn't present a church wedding as nigerian 'culture'. but hey, that's just me.

ezotik: i guess u meant the word 'aso-ebi', yeah it is yoruba. but the concept, hell nah!

the title of thread says nigerian 'cultural' events abroad..which i guess implied indigenous culture. not parties organized by nigerians abroad. so i wouldn't present a church wedding as nigerian 'culture'. but hey, that's just me.

Well you have a point to a extent when in regards to "naija cultural event" but Nigerians living in the western world, particularly America, events organized by Nigerians and almost all cases most of their culture is infused in the event is considered a nigerian cultural event(ex. Nigerian wedding, nigerian fashion show, beauty contest and etc). However I understand what you mean about church wedding, that is not originally from Nigeria, traditional wedding is but in todays age it is inevitable(introduction, traditional wedding/engagement, wedding then thanksgiving).

The videos are nice. Me likey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJM76fpwV0U

Great Nigerian events happening abroad! It makes me happy to see that we are indulging in positive things that reflects on the Nigerian image. Let's continue to spread out our wings and provide tastes of our cultural events we so proudly celebrate back home. I know there are a lot more Nigerian cultural events celebrated abroad. Just add them here so we can enjoy and be inspired to organize more cultural events abroad.

For you that are based in the Netherlands or will be visiting on Saturday 25th August. Kindly come and enjoy the New Yam Festival/ Iri Ji in Amsterdam. It is free entrance and it will be filled with cultural dance, songs, masquerade, music, food and drinks. It starts from 14.00 pm. Hope to see you there. For more information check the page.

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Check out the pictures of Iri Ji Festival in the Netherlands on 25th August 2012 at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.463609520328935.109389.174172852605938&type=3.