New Yam festival

Sophia · 11-04-2006, 06:21 PM

We call it "Iri Ji" and we celebrate it in August

Do ur tribe celebrate it too?

Please tell us abt urs....ours used to be fun until they started inviting pastors to pray and u know the elders did not take it well.....will detail later

I miss Olokoro and Ohuhu's own...their Ekpe is off da hook

**Ariya** · 11-04-2006, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sophia

We call it "Iri Ji" and we celebrate it in August

Do ur tribe celebrate it too?

Please tell us abt urs....ours used to be fun until they started inviting pastors to pray and u know the elders did not take it well.....will detail later

I miss Olokoro and Ohuhu's own...their Ekpe is off da hook

I think it's common to most areas in southern Nigeria. It's called "odun isu" or "odun ijesu" in Yoruba-speaking areas and it's celebrated at the same time (during August harvest). Ijesas/Ekitis, Igbominas, and Egbas celebrate it mostly, from what I know, because that's the area where yam grew best historically. Other areas may celebrate it too.

I know Efik, Ibibio and other Cross Rivers people celebrate the new yam crop as well.

Sophia · 11-04-2006, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Ariya

I think it's common to most areas in southern Nigeria. It's called "odun isu" or "odun ijesu" in Yoruba-speaking areas and it's celebrated at the same time (during August harvest). Ijesas/Ekitis, Igbominas, and Egbas celebrate it mostly, from what I know, because that's the area where yam grew best historically. Other areas may celebrate it too.

I know Efik, Ibibio and other Cross Rivers people celebrate the new yam crop as well.

kool
ours was/still off da hook....it used to be celebrated more than xmas....everyone will come home in August for it...back then our parents will buy new wrappers for all the females as we tie our wrapper on our chest and use tiro to decorate our body....as we got older we started dressing like our moms white blouse and wrapper with slippers

ours is always on afor market as my culture believes in afor(can't remember the meaning behind this)....so 5 days or so b4 afor we will do the pre-iri ji...stay home eat and then prepare for "the main the main" as we used to call it back then

**Xpensyv_Bodi** · 11-05-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Sophia

We call it "Iri Ji" and we celebrate it in August

Do ur tribe celebrate it too?

Please tell us abt urs....ours used to be fun until they started inviting pastors to pray and u know the elders did not take it well.....will detail later

I miss Olokoro and Ohuhu's own...their Ekpe is off da hook

Ohuhu all the wayyy baby!

..tho Ekpe no be iri ji o..abi u jus wan mention am?

Sophia · 11-05-2006, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Xpensyv_Bodi

Ohuhu all the wayyy baby!

..tho Ekpe no be iri ji o..abi u jus wan mention am?

but for olokoro they do both

i know ohuhu's ekpe is in December or so

kong · 11-06-2006, 01:23 PM

**Xpensyv_Bodi** · 11-08-2006, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Sophia

but for olokoro they do both

i know ohuhu's ekpe is in December or so

Ohuhu's ekpe starts late december until 2nd week january. Its strictly a masquerade festival...not for new yam. Our iri ji is around August-Sept ..I think. Didnt know Olokoro celebrates Ekpe...maybe it means another thing for them shaa

Sophia · 11-20-2006, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Xpensyv_Bodi

Ohuhu's ekpe starts late december until 2nd week january. Its strictly a masquerade festival...not for new yam. Our iri ji is around August-Sept ..I think. Didnt know Olokoro celebrates Ekpe...maybe it means another thing for them shaa

yeah....love ekpe...we don't celebrate it but our ekelenke is off da hook...every 3 or 4 years can't remember...then we have okonko(ti jam jam ti jam jam)

kai i miss 9ja

**Xpensyv_Bodi** · 11-20-2006, 01:12 PM

Sophie iwu local babe oo..chei hehehe!

do u remember some of those local ekpo songs/chants?

nwayi afo ime
iganu imu na eke
iganu imu na orie

ogalanu imu oo
iyoo yoo yoo yoo yo!
ogalanu imu oo
iyoo yoo yoo yoo yo!

Okpabio · 11-20-2006, 01:18 PM

we celebrate Garlic festival in America....

**Odogwu** · 11-20-2006, 03:27 PM

never did da new yam thing, the yam is offered as sacrifice to teh gods.

Chioms · 11-20-2006, 04:42 PM

New yam festival? never been to one but i know my people celebrate it in september not sure what it's called though!!!

**Mr.Wahala** · 11-20-2006, 06:17 PM

We Celebrate in in september.....and call it 'Ikeji'

(Arochukwu)

Sophia · 11-20-2006, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Xpensyv_Bodi

Sophie iwu local babe oo..chei hehehe!

do u remember some of those local ekpo songs/chants?

nwayi afo ime
iganu imu na eke
iganu imu na orie

ogalanu imu oo
iyoo yoo yoo yoo yo!
ogalanu imu oo
iyoo yoo yoo yoo yo!

what can i say....typical village babe

I love traditions sha....and funny thing is that i used to have nightmares in those days....so my mom would not allow me to go and watch them...kai i used to cry myself to sleep and get sick from crying

kids.....buhahahahhha i have some pics....what was i thinking

chioms...sup with you?

9ja dude...nice pics...tanx

Sophia · 11-20-2006, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Odogwu

never did da new yam thing, the yam is offered as sacrifice to teh gods.

give to oga ceaser that which is of him

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