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Top 70 Most Recognized And Popular Festivals In Igbo Land

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The Igbos are an ethnic group native to the present-day south-central and southeastern Nigeria. Geographically, the Igbo homeland is divided into two unequal sections by the Niger River– an eastern (which is the larger of the two) and a western section.

 The Igbo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. In the igbo culture, the igbo people celebrate lots and different type of festivals. Although most communities in Igbo land celebrates the same or similar festival with different names, i will be listing names of Igbo festivals with the town that celebrates them. 

 

Do tell us that festival in your town you think is popular and it was not included here. Tell us so that other people will know about it.

 

1. New Yam Festival (All Igbo community)

 

2. Ofala Festival – Onitsha, Anambra state

 

3. Ovala Festival – Agulueri, Anambra state

 

4. Ofala Festival – ukpo, Anambra state

 

5. Aju Festival, ‘Iwa Akwa’ – Ugbo, Enugu state

 

6. Iwa Akwa Festival, Obowo, Imo State

 

7. Igu Aro Festival – Enugu-ukwu Anambra

 

8. Ekpe Festival – Umuahia Abia State

 

9. Egbo Festival – Ikwueke Oboro, Ikwuano, Abia State

 

10. Inne Festival – Asaba, Delta State

 

11. Odo Festival – Ngwo, Udi Enugu State

 

12. Igwa Nshi Festival – Eke, udi LGA, Enugu State

 

13. Ede festival – Abagana, anambra state

 

14. Odo Festival – Aku, Nsukka, Enugu State

 

15. Iwa Akwa Festival – Ogbor Ihitteaforkwu, Ahiazu Mbaise, Imo State

 

16. Uzoiyi Festival – Umuoji, Anambra State

 

17. Ili Ede festival – Eziowelle, Anambra State

 

18. Ibono festival – Akama oghe, Ezeagu, Enugu State

 

19. Ili Ede festival – Umudioka, Anambra State

 

20. Imo Awka Festival – Awka, Anambra State

 

21. Ili Ede festival – Umunnachi, Anambra State

 

22. Ikeji Festival – Arondizogu, Imo State

 

23. Owu festival – Isu and Abajah, Imo State

 

24. Nwafo ogidi Festival – Ogidi Anambra State

 

25. Ikeji Festival – Arochukwu, Abia State

 

26. Igba owu festival – umuokanne ohaji, Imo state

 

27. Iri unani festivals – umuokanne ohaji, Imo state

 

28. Okorosha festival – Ifakala, Imo state

 

29. Okorosha festival – Mbieri, Imo state

 

30. Okorosha festival – Ubomiri, Imo state

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31. Okonko festival – umuowa, IMO state

 

32. Okonko festival – Amakohia, IMO state

 

32. Ebuebu Amorji festival – Oduma Enugu state

 

33. Ebuebu Festival – Orlu, Imo State

 

34. Ihe Udummiri festival – Umuapu, Imo State

 

35. Onwu Awaka Festival – Awaka, Imo State

 

36. Ihe Udummiri festival – Mgbirichi, Imo State

 

37. Ihe Udummiri festival – Umuokann, Imo State

 

38. Igaji Egbema (new yam festival) – Egbema, Imo State

 

39. Igaji (new yam festival) – Obosima, Imo State

 

40. Igaji festival – Obogwe, Imo State

41. Mkpukpuzo and Ita Okazi Festival – Emii, Imo State

 

42. Igaji (new yam festival) -Amafor, Imo State

 

43. Oji Ezinihitte festival – Ezinihitte, Imo State

 

44. Mbom -Uzo festival – Ngo Okpala, Imo State

 

45. Oruru- Ukwu festival – Enyiogugu, Imo State

 

46. Bia were Oji and Riforo festival – Uvuru and Lorji, Imo State

 

47. Itu Aka festival – Nguru Uboma Awaise, Imo State

 

48. Igba Mmanwu/Isuachara festivals – Iho, Imo State

 

49. Iriji festival (new yam festival) – Ikeduru, Imo State

 

50. Igaji festival -Ohuobaa, Imo State

 

51. Omereife festival – Mgbele, Nkwesi, Nneukwu, Osu Obodo Eziorsu, Oguta Egbuoma and Egwe, Imo State

 

52. Okorosha festival – Agwa, Awa Izombe, Akabo and Ejemekuru, Imo State

 

53. Onwu Oru Festival – Uratta, Imo State

 

54. Ugu-Uzo Festival – Emekuku Imo State

 

55. Oke Aku Festival – Ezaa Ezekuna, Ebonyi State

 

56. Inne Festival – Issele Uku, Delta State

 

57. Ojiji Festival – Abakaliki, Ebonyi State 

 

58. Ogba Festival – Egede, Udi Enugu State

 

59. Ezi ugbo festival – Asaba, Delta State

 

60. Igba owu Festival – Orodo, Mbieri, Imo State

61. Onwa Asato Festival – Awkuzu

 

62. mmanwu Festival – Ituku, Enugu State

 

63. Ite Festival – Isiopko, River State

 

64. Omasuru Festival – Ahai, Ogbakiri River State 

 

65. Omabe Festival – Obimo, Enugu State

 

66. Okpuru Uke Fishing Festival – Ebonyi State

 

67. Omabe Festival – Opi, Enugu Ezike, Nssuka, Enugu State

 

68. Akatakpo Masquerade Festival – Ovoko, Enugu State

 

69. Onunu Festival – Okpuje, Enugu State

 

70. Oja Cultural Festival – Enugu State

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