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Festival Of Fire @erema Community Of Onelga Lga, Rivers State(photos) by drthiery(op): 8:58am On Aug 18, 2015

Just witnessed this annual Festival of Fire @Erema
community of Ogba/egbema/Ndoni lga in Rivers
State...it was awsome and scary..started around
5am and still buzzing....

Re: Festival Of Fire @erema Community Of Onelga Lga, Rivers State(photos) by bigfrancis21(mod): 7:23am On Aug 19, 2015

drthiery:
Just witnessed this annual Festival of Fire @Erema
community of Ogba/egbema/Ndoni lga in Rivers
State...it was awsome and scary..started around
5am and still buzzing....

What I find interesting is the fact that people from these 'I no be Igbo' Igbo-speaking communities in Rivers state adorn Igbo attire and cap with much relish, speak clear Igbo that will make Nsukka Igbo seem like non-Igbo but yet will come out tomorrow and say 'I no be Ibo'. undecided

Re: Festival Of Fire @erema Community Of Onelga Lga, Rivers State(photos) by drthiery(op): 9:51am On Aug 19, 2015

bigfrancis21:
What I find interesting is the fact that people from these 'I no be Igbo' Igbo-speaking communities in Rivers state adorn Igbo attire and cap with much relish, speak clear Igbo that will make Nsukka Igbo seem like non-Igbo but yet will come out tomorrow and say 'I no be Ibo'.

Lolz..don't mind dem......

Re: Festival Of Fire @erema Community Of Onelga Lga, Rivers State(photos) by Phut(f): 2:35pm On Aug 19, 2015

drthiery:
Just witnessed this annual Festival of Fire @Erema
community of Ogba/egbema/Ndoni lga in Rivers
State...it was awsome and scary..started around
5am and still buzzing....

What is the history behind the festival?

Re: Festival Of Fire @erema Community Of Onelga Lga, Rivers State(photos) by drthiery(op): 8:44am On Aug 21, 2015

Phut:
What is the history behind the festival?

My dear...the festival they said is annually...and dey said the Fire is made to cleanse d land of bad intentions...in their Language(Ogba)"Nji Oje"..meanin let the Fire take away evil men and evil deeds..

Re: Festival Of Fire @erema Community Of Onelga Lga, Rivers State(photos) by pazienza(m): 1:38am On Aug 22, 2015

Trushpusher and Madcow, make una come see una people o! * grins

Re: Festival Of Fire @erema Community Of Onelga Lga, Rivers State(photos) by drthiery(op): 3:23pm On Aug 22, 2015

pazienza:
Trushpusher and Madcow, make una come see una people o! * grins

Lolz...norin do u

Re: Festival Of Fire @erema Community Of Onelga Lga, Rivers State(photos) by pazienza(m): 4:37pm On Aug 22, 2015

drthiery:
Lolz...norin do u

Erema is in Ogba, right? Those two guys I mentioned are from Ogba.

Are you from Ogba?

Re: Festival Of Fire @erema Community Of Onelga Lga, Rivers State(photos) by drthiery(op): 7:21pm On Aug 23, 2015

pazienza:
Erema is in Ogba, right? Those two guys I mentioned are from Ogba.

Are you from Ogba?

..Am nt from Ogba...just a servin corp member..but y did u call dem madcows and Trushpushers??

Re: Festival Of Fire @erema Community Of Onelga Lga, Rivers State(photos) by pazienza(m): 7:41pm On Aug 23, 2015

drthiery:
..Am nt from Ogba...just a servin corp member..but y did u call dem madcows and Trushpushers??

Cos that's their Nairaland monikers.

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