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Festivals & Events
We organize festivals in Akokwa Community
EVERY DECEMBER IN 5 YEARS
The Ofala Festival which is also know as Odu-Obi festival is a ceremony practiced by Igbo people, particularly the indigenes of Akokwa in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State. It serves as a rites of renewal of the king or Igwe or Obi.
The festival is celebrated every 5 years in December by the Obi (English: king) and is a customary obligation that must be performed every 5 years without fail.
EVERY LAST FRIDAY IN AUGUST
The New Yam Festival of the Akokwa is an annual cultural festival by the Igbo people that is held at the end of the rainy season in early August.
The Iwa-ji festival is celebrated though out the land symbolizing the conclusion of a harvest and the beginning of the next work cycle. The celebration is very culturally based occasion, tying individuals both indigene, friends of the clan and neighboring communities together.
EVERY JANUARY
Masquerade festival is a yearly celebration that takes place every January. This Masquerade Festival have a varied range of purposes that span from performing elements of epic drama derived from community cosmology and lore, ushering in new months and seasons, honoring totems and ancestral spirits, enactments of parables or myths, with entertainment and community building serving as a consistent commonality.
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Are you an organization or individual? An indigene or friends of the clan?
You can PARTNER with us, DONATE or SUPPORT us on any of our festivals or Akokwa development.
As an organization or individual, your adverts will be on our publications and also, your rollup banner will be allowed into the event venue.
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Account name: Eze ikenna Okoli
Account number: 0022429943
Bank name: Guarantee Trust Bank.
You can also pay via your cards.
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Kindly fill the “Details Form” so as to document your support.
Are you an NGO (Non Governmental Organization) and wanting to sponsor a program such as out-of-school for children in school, human development initiatives or structural development? You can just fill the ” Details Form” and we will get back to you.