Mateen1000:
Igbo Thread, I’m OUT

Racist! Did u have to comment

aristocratic5:
So colourful
Igbo mmama nu

igbó amaka

ProudlyAfarmer:
CHRISTIAN SOUTH INDEED...









SHIORRRRRR

ForeThinker:
Awesome

IGBO AMAKA !

igbó amaka nwane

Didn't see nwa-utam, the spiritual masquerade

MrRichmond:


Racist! Did u have to comment

RIP English

I love this
http://www.google.co.jp/url?q=https://naijmag.com

lepasharon:


These masquerades are so creative. What is the purpose?

Spirits in personified form . To communicate with the people.

Mood11:
Enwelu nnukwu muonwu nwe otinkpu

Nnukwu muonwu puta, ogbenye awara Oso

Otinkpu a'neti gbulugbulu bu uku ose

always thought it was 'obodo awara oso'

MrRichmond:


Racist! Did u have to comment

just leave the tribal biggot should go

Mateen1000:

RIP English

this is igbo thread not compulsory to speak good English

lepasharon:


These masquerades are so creative. What is the purpose?

The purpose is to scare living daylight out of children.

We have one masquerade that carries machete in our village and another one that carries cane. They chase and scared me so much, I was traumatised sotay I start running at sight of any masquerade even if it's dancing masquerade.

There is one day I was catching hypertension because I saw Uncle JB coming toward me and thought it was Ekpo.

Shelloween:
..

You forgot akakpu and otiaba

PAGAN9JA:


Spirits in personified form . To communicate with the people.

Ok. Are these what ppl have claimed to see? Is that whT they look like?

mrZENographer:
Some Christians entertain masquerades. You are not a true Christian. What Concord has light with darkness.

You're not serious. Try use our head
Is the color of your skin the same as Jesus

Shakaranews2020:
I'm a big fan of the igbo culture and masquerade. I use to participate in the Arondizuogu masquerade festival in my town. I'm from the SouthSouth.

Igbo Amaka

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpgQSJ48zxw

South South ko north north no.... Pls is there anything like that word South South?

We have; Ozo ebunu, Ukwu mmanwu, Ichoku, Ebuzeme, Atu enyi, etc just to add to ur list Op. Igbo Amaka, Fulani ajoka!!!

Ibime:


The purpose is to scare living daylight out of children.

We have one masquerade that carries machete in our village and another one that carries cane. They chase and scared me so much, I was traumatised sotay I start running at sight of any masquerade even if it's dancing masquerade.

There is one day I was catching hypertension because I saw Uncle JB coming toward me and thought it was Ekpo.

Cheers but I already received a more truthful.reply that this

lepasharon:


Ok. Are these what ppl have claimed to see? Is that whT they look like?

Spirits have no form. If they are ancestors the spirits masquerade represents some of their attributes like face weapons etc. If they are animals then likewise . If they are forces of nature then aggressiveness etc as well as the costumes. The costumes also may represent the attire of the ancestral people etc. It is all symbolism. The masquerade gives material life to a spirit (invisible force). It also helps to identify the different spirits worshipped in each realm or to differentiate between two spirits based on the traditional creativity of the ancestors.

Psalmy2cute:

why?

Our rate is only 5%

rossi49ja:
always thought it was 'obodo awara oso'

ur right, it is Obodo awara oso

dutch84:
Great write up, nwanne! We have to encourage our children to continue these traditions.

start with your children o!

Chuzoetoh:
We have; Ozo ebunu, Ukwu mmanwu, Ichoku, Ebuzeme, Atu enyi, etc just to add to ur list Op. Igbo Amaka, Fulani ajoka!!!

are you from ozubulu ?

Op I saw Agaba but I didn't see Akataaka, what happened biko

Where is aku ebu isi where is atunma

MASQUERADE WIA THEY PLAY BET9JA, THAT ONE NA MASQUERADE??

Op u didn't add adamma masquerade why ?
The best dancing masquerade with ote nkwu

Back in the days of yore my grand mum would put fear in me by threatening to call the dreadful ojiọnụ masquerade if I didn't behave..

Igbo anyi Amaka......

When masquerade spirit start to dey disturb u for dream now u go run come Nairaland with topic like "" How can I be delivered from a stubborn ancestral masquerade spirit" mtheew...Turn to Jesus now.

Thank u mod.
I appreciate.

Mood11:
Enwelu nnukwu muonwu nwe otinkpu

Nnukwu muonwu puta, ogbenye awara Oso

Otinkpu a'neti gbulugbulu bu uku ose

You got it all wrong