Ikeji festival
ikeji festival annual fourday festival held igbo people arondizuogu imo state nigeria month march april celebrate harvest new yam igbo culture arguably largest masquerade parade west africa inception ikeji festival date back five century igbo festival unites igbo race across globe return southeastern region nigeria witness partake festival festival marked display numerous masquerade dancing around village music practice igbo traditional religion two theory history ikeji festival generally accepted theory propounded people arondizuogu claimed first ikeji festival took place th century purpose solely appreciate god land providing bountiful harvest new yam ikeji festival serf source revenue nigeria tourism foreigner well igbo diaspora travel back arondizuogu witness festival ikeji festival marked various activity popular competition named itoebule translates “untying ram” anticipated activity held last day ikeji festival itoebule characterized display occult power various selfproclaimed sorcerer come region willingly partake itoebule competition itoebule competition ram tied tree sorcerer entered competition asked go untie ram according tradition arondizuogu powerful sorcerer amongst could successfully untie ram coincidentally successful sorcerer itoebule contest numerous time successfully untying ram annually traditional prime minister arondizuogu named pericoma okoye ikeji festival shown nigerian nollywood movie titled lion africa