The "UGIE EWERE ' festival of Edo state is being broadcast live by NTA, please our wonderful Edo brothers and sisters,kindly explain its significance as I am watching the rich cultural display, thankyou.

The igue is the benin end of year festival
It was started by oba ewuare the first to celebrate the end of the year ,and mark the end of rainy season and beginning of harvest...the oba gets to perform the ceremonial ritual by giving the gods
The new yam which is pounded( ema) with the eguisi soup ,before the commoners follows suite most places who who share the edo monarchy stool could be seen practising this culture too,
This has result to the popular yam festival in the nation....

goldony:
The "UGIE EWERE ' festival of Edo state is being broadcast live by NTA, please our wonderful Edo brothers and sisters,kindly explain its significance as I am watching the rich cultural display, thankyou.

Ugie( celebration, festival)

Ewere( a magical leaf found deep in the forest that is belive to bring peace and prosperity and drives evil spirit away)

It was originated by oba ewuare the great who saw the tree in the forset when he seeked refuged ,the tree helped him in the forest so when he became king he sort to use the tree leaves to cleans the land during the end of the year...but the culture is dieing because of christanity

Well informed, thankyou bro,I appreciate

gregyboy:



Ugie( celebration, festival)

Ewere( a magical leaf found deep in the forest that is belive to bring peace and prosperity and drives evil spirit away)

It was originated by oba ewuare the great who saw the tree in the forset when he seeked refuged ,the tree helped him in the forest so when he became king he sort to use the tree leaves to cleans the land during the end of the year...but the culture is dieing because of christanity

Ewere is not any magical leave but a leave use in place of flowers like white people use theirs to show love so Edo people use theirs to show love. Inconclusion ewere means peace in Edo language