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New Yam Festival of the Igbo

Index New Yam Festival of the Igbo

The New Yam Festival of the Igbo people (Orureshi in the idoma area, Iwa ji, Iri ji or Ike ji, depending on dialect) is an annual cultural festival by the Igbo people held at the end of the rainy season in early August. [1]

18 relations: Christianity, Crop, Folk dance, Ghana, Igbo people, List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa, Masquerade ceremony, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon, Nigeria, Odinani, Palm oil, Parade, Philip Emeagwali, Veneration of the dead, West Africa, Wet season, Yam (vegetable).

Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Crop

A crop is a plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence.

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Folk dance

A folk dance is developed by people that reflect the life of the people of a certain country or region.

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Ghana

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a unitary presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa.

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Igbo people

The Igbo people (also Ibo," formerly also Iboe, Ebo, Eboe, Eboans, Heebo; natively Ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò) are an ethnic group native to the present-day south-central and southeastern Nigeria.

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List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa

This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa.

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Masquerade ceremony

A masquerade ceremony (or masked rite, festival, procession or dance) is a cultural or religious event involving the wearing of masks.

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Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival celebrated notably by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese peoples.

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Moon

The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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Odinani

Odinani comprises the traditional religious practices and cultural beliefs of the Igbo people of southern Nigeria.

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Palm oil

Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms, primarily the African oil palm Elaeis guineensis, and to a lesser extent from the American oil palm Elaeis oleifera and the maripa palm Attalea maripa.

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Parade

A parade (also called march or marchpast) is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats or sometimes large balloons.

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Philip Emeagwali

Philip Emeagwali is a Nigerian computer scientist.

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Veneration of the dead

The veneration of the dead, including one's ancestors, is based on love and respect for the deceased.

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West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.

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Wet season

The monsoon season, is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs.

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Yam (vegetable)

Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Yam_Festival_of_the_Igbo

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