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Another new Ogbueshi and his birthday cake

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A new member of the Ogbueshi group

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The new Ogbueshis

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Some birthday poster of participants

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The Ito Ógbò festival was held in Obosi Town yesterday.
The festival comes up once every 3years and is a birthday ceremony for all indigenes of Obosi who clocked 80 years in the last 3 years.

The main event will take place tomorrow

The pre-event parties have begun

Bloodbath in Obosi...cows are being slaughtered left, right and centre

Gfathermaemmy:
naso nwanne I miss this one Obodo Eze

You're really missing a lot

Start expecting pics in the next few days...

The beatiful town of Obosi would be agog in about 3 days for the Ito Ogbo festival

Three days to go!

smiliyB:
Yes, I am

Nwa nne'm nwanyi

Ito-ogbo OBOSI FESTIVAL (LONGEVITY CULTURAL FESTIVAL OF OBOSI KINGDOM)
IN ANAMBRA STATE NIGERIA. Ito-ogbo Obosi festival is an aged-long cultural festival of Obosi kingdom started around 1450, to thank God for the aged ones (octogenarians ) in Obosi kingdom, It is a festival of celebration of longevity, A traditional mass birthday party for the age grade that attained the age of eighty ( 80 ) years, and above. During the occasion, the Octogenarians are honored with the title of Ogbueshi/Ogbuefi, or Nwanyi Nnokwudo eshi/efi in case of women, which people refers to as, Ogbueshi/Ogbuefi Nwanyi nowadays. The title Ogbueshi is a powerful, prestigeous, respectable, adorable and admirable title in Obosi kingdom, which every true son and daughter of Obosi, even the wives( non indigenes) married to Obosi men pray to get in his/her life time. Though there are two categories of Ogbueshi/Ogbuefi in Obosi.
The first is that given to those that did Ito-ogbo Obosi festivals, that is the octogenarians. The second is the one given to those that may or may not be up to Eighty (80)years, that one is called Ogbueshi/Ogbuefi Odina-ana.

Records of the establishment of this cultural Festival of Obosi Kingdom and the age grade group system date back to 1450. Obosi People kept accurate records of their ages from as far back as the 18th Century, unlike some other towns in where ages were usually exaggerated or estimated through events or circumstances during the birth of their fore fathers (OBOSI FURU-UZO NO OGE-GBOO).
This festival helps give credence to the fact that Obosi kingdom is the first Igbo town, the first town in Nigeria, if not the whole Africa, that holds a longevity cultural festival, and as one of the Cradles of Igbo Civilisation.

In the olden days this festival to honor the Ogbueshis took place after every Six (6) years, for the people that attained the ages of 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, and 85 years, but later it was changed to three (3)years covering people of 80, 81, and 82 years.

Previously only male octogenarians were honored with the title of Ogbueshi/Ogbuefi and allowed to wear Red cap chief, then the female octogenarians were called Nwanyi Nnokwudo- eshi/efi but in later years female Octogenarians joined their Male counterpart to celebrate the Ito- ogbo Obosi Festival and were subsequently referred to as Ogbueshi/Ogbuefi Nwanyi, but without a cap or hat, until 2012 when ogbo Udokamma age (1931-1 933), celebrated their own; it was at that festival that the female octogenarians were also capped with a specially designed hat.
The Celebration is nowadays a week long program with different unique activities that attract people from all over the world, until the last day Sunday,( EKE), when the Christians among the celebrants go to their different Churches for thanks giving.

The non-believers or the custodians among them are decorated colourfully and they take their native cows(bull)( Eshi- Igbo) amidst different cultural displays to Eke Obosi ( IPU-EKE), where they shoot guns into the air in Jubilation and to announce that they have attained the grand age and Ogbueshi title which every true Obosi man or woman aspires to attain.
During the procession they sprinkle various gifts (money, sweets, chewing gums etc.) to the children in appreciations to what The Lord has done in their lives.

Some of the week-long activities are free seminars, lectures, talks on how to live long, free medical Checks, free medical tips, cultural displays, football matches, music concerts, masquerade displays, Honoring outstanding sons and daughters and good friends of Obosi kingdom who have been contributing in one way or the other for the progress of the town, beauty pageants to crown Ada-Obosi, The Ito-ogbo eve on Friday then the main capping on Saturday followed by the thanksgiving on Sunday or IPU-EKE on that Sunday EKE day.
Activities are currently in top gear in Obosi kingdom for the preparation of Ito-ogbo Igwebuike Age grade (1940 - 1942), coming up next month (this week) between 5th and 6th March 2021.

Those who want to witness this unique, cultural festival called Ito-ogbo Obosi need to start now to book for hotels around Obosi, Nkpor, Onitsha, and Oba because in the next 5 days all the hotels around these areas will be fully booked, except they want to lodge in neighboring state Hotels, I also advice those intending to witness Ito-ogbo Obosi Festival that there is no need of budgeting for food or drinks or meats for the week long Programs as Obosi kingdom will be filled with merry making with plenty to eat and drink for all visitors.

Long live Ndi Ogbueshi/efi Obosi. Long live Obosi Kingdom. Long live Igwe Obosi, HIS ROYAL MAJESTY. Igwe Chukwidubem Iweka III and his Ndi-Ichie.

Long live Anambra State.

Long live Nigeria. My prayer is that we all shall live to witness this unique prestigious, respectable, adorable, colourful, admirable longevity festival in Obosi come March 2021.

Credit Queenzibah
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It's about to go down in Obosi!

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The interchange is being conducted by Julius Beger it's along Onitsha/Owerri road Obosi very close to Electrical market Obosi, the interchange will lead to Second Niger bridge.

That's my town!

ObosiFirstSon here representing!

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