Why is the Igue festival celebrated?

The Igue festival not only celebrates the Oba but also serves as a thanksgiving ceremony for the end of the year and hope for a more glorious new year. This festival in layman’s term is an intertwined festival for good luck for the Oba’s reigns; “An Oba’s luck determines the fate of his people”.

Where is the Igue festival celebrated?

Benin Kingdom
Igue festival (also known as King’s Festival) is a celebration with its origin in the Benin Kingdom of Edo State, Nigeria. One tradition states that the festival date coincided with the marriage of Ewuare to a wife named Ewere.

What is the meaning of IGUE?

Igue is a clan of the Afemai or Afenmai ethnic group who inhabit the hilly areas and valley of the Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State of Nigeria. The Igue Clan are found in two places on the hills and in the valley. The area on the hills is known as Igue-Oke, while the area in the valley is called Igue-Sale.

Which festival is used to usher in the New Year in Benin?

The Igue festival takes the pre-eminence among festivals celebrated in the state.It is celebrated every December by the reigning Oba and his subjects to marks the end of the Benins year and to usher in the new year and as a thanksgiving for the outgoing one.It is a festival brings good luck.

How is the IGUE festival celebrated?

This involves the sacrificing of goats and offering of coconuts. On the night of the Igue’Edohia, they perform a traditional fireworks display which is believed to send all the evil forces away from the kingdom before the New Year. Ugie Ewere: The Igue festival is concluded with the Ugie Ewere ceremonies.

What are the festivals celebrated in Edo State?

How is Argungu Fishing Festival celebrated?

Argungu fishing festival is a way of life for the people of Kebbi State. The festival is a four-day cultural event. It begins with an agricultural show, water sport displays, traditional Kebbawa entertainments and ends with the spectacular fishing competition in the Mata Fadan River.

What is Benin culture?

Two things have influenced Benin’s culture more than anything else: voodoo and slavery. Some 60 percent of Beninese follow the voodoo religion – with many cultural aspects and religious syncretism spilling over into other aspects of culture as well.

Where is Durbar festival Practised?

Kano
The Durbar festival is an annual cultural, religious and equestrian festival celebrated in several northern cities of Nigeria including Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zazzau, Bauchi, Bida and Ilorin. The festival marks the end of Ramadan and also coincides with the Muslim festivities of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitri.

How is IGUE celebrated?