ATU,UGO dunno the names of others sha

Do dey flog women?...... Which village by d way

edozie04:
ATU,UGO dunno the names of others sha

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Greyworld:
Do dey flog women?...... Which village by d way

yes they do, women, men and mostly children . The village is akwu ukwu in anambra state, there is one, very large that it's forbidden to snap it, reason being that it will hunt u although I do not believe in such but prevention is better than cure

nice

With this kind of pix am seeing I hope not to dream of masquerade this night....
Scaring

edozie04:
yes they do, women, men and mostly children . The village is akwu ukwu in anambra state, there is one, very large that it's forbidden to snap it, reason being that it will hunt u although I do not believe in such but prevention is better than cure

I swear prevention is beta dan cure ma broda, I prefer watchin em on screen ..... Nyc one.

Nice pics. The Gods bless your village.

Some look original ancient ones wheras some are more crude and of recent make.

PAGAN9JA:
Nice pics. The Gods bless your village.

Some look original ancient ones wheras some are more crude and of recent make.

yea some are ancient like the ugo and atu ie the white and the black one, they have been around since I was born, the others are very recent ones

edozie04:
yea some are ancient like the ugo and atu ie the white and the black one, they have been around since I was born, the others are very recent ones

Hmm...this shows that what was once an elaborate spiritual ritual. A dance to portray spirit beings and possibly solve problems through an oracle with sacrifice has now become nothing. Just a shell of what it once was. It has become the very name that dem oyinbo used to deride it. A Circus "Masquerade" just for entertainment.

but i dont know the ground situation now in Igboland . I cannot judge. Nor can i say if these new additions are to depict newly passed spirits lyk that whiteman masquerade i see there. Such innovations are common in Paganism though keeping the base intact. For example in our Hausa Boori we have the very old spirits of the bush and nature and other forces and then we have the newer additions in the possesions. Some of Hausa soldiers serving the french in world war 11, fulbe herders, etc.

So im not sure whether these new additons are for pure entertainment masquerading purpose or for something much deeper for a reason.

Which one did u say is the black and white one?

PAGAN9JA:


Hmm...this shows that what was once an elaborate spiritual ritual. A dance to portray spirit beings and possibly solve problems through an oracle with sacrifice has now become nothing. Just a shell of what it once was. It has become the very name that dem oyinbo used to deride it. A Circus "Masquerade" just for entertainment.

but i dont know the ground situation now in Igboland . I cannot judge. Nor can i say if these new additions are to depict newly passed spirits lyk that whiteman masquerade i see there. Such innovations are common in Paganism though keeping the base intact. For example in our Hausa Boori we have the very old spirits of the bush and nature and other forces and then we have the newer additions in the possesions. Some of Hausa soldiers serving the french in world war 11, fulbe herders, etc.

So im not sure whether these new additons are for pure entertainment masquerading purpose or for something much deeper for a reason.

yea you are correct, the white man masquerade usually comes out when a human passes on, so as the black but others comes during christmas, easter and the death of anybody but the white and black just during funerals

PAGAN9JA:
Which one did u say is the black and white one?

black one is called atu while the white ugo

edozie04:
yea you are correct, the white man masquerade usually comes out when a human passes on, so as the black but others comes during christmas, easter and the death of anybody but the white and black just during funerals

Hmm...and how come these 'Spirit dances' got associated with christian festivals? There is some serious corruption in the traditional sector in Nigeria.

edozie04:
black one is called atu while the white ugo

No i mean in the picture which one r u referring to the black and white one?

PAGAN9JA:


No i mean in the picture which one r u referring to the black and white one?

black one is the 1 that looks like a buffalo (shhh I can be flogged for saying this) and the white one is the eagle and itz the recent ones that are associated with christian festivals like I said earlier atu and ugo comes out only doing funerals

cool pics

edozie04:
black one is the 1 that looks like a buffalo (shhh I can be flogged for saying this) and the white one is the eagle and itz the recent ones that are associated with christian festivals like I said earlier atu and ugo comes out only doing funerals

Oh ok thank you very much. Totemic nature spirits. Dual colour symbolism.

what about the second pic? The one with big teeth and horns?

PAGAN9JA:


Oh ok thank you very much. Totemic nature spirits. Dual colour symbolism.

what about the second pic? The one with big teeth and horns?

Dunno the name though but itz known to be very aggressive, heard a case about it cutting someone with machete,I had to keep an arm's lenght away from it

Nice work of Art

ahahaha

Ok ooo

omo yoruba ni mi ooo

swagger..

My village masquared...


Jus hit like.. If u rep yoruba....

Please mi ooo force yi ooo

eheh...

This one Na juju or Na play?

I thought spirits don't appear in pictures

irritating

Nice

They look local...

Abeg where ur village dey?

edozie04:
yes they do, women, men and mostly children . The village is akwu ukwu in anambra state, there is one, very large that it's forbidden to snap it, reason being that it will hunt u although I do not believe in such but prevention is better than cure

The best decision you have taken all your life

Also check the thread below

https://www.nairaland.com/2068125/masquerade-good-yuletide-season

Mmonwu chukwu