Aba Festival is tomorrow: All you need to know

Oyibo Ediri
Aug 24, 2017 · 2 min read
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As it is always the case every six years, Aba Festival will light up the ancient town of Igarra, Edo state tomorrow!

Before we tell you about the spectacle that is the Aba Festival, a brief history of Igarra town isn’t out of order — right? Okay, let’s go!

Igarra, location of the Aba Festival, is the HQ of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State and situated on the outskirts of Edo North.

It is surrounded by beautiful Rocky Mountains, popularly called the KUKURUKU Hills.

Historically, the land is called ETUNO, & the Igarra people with a population of over 350,000 are known as ANETUNO (the people of Etunoland)

Igarra is unique in many respects. It has a unique language in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, and in fact, the entire Edo State.

The unique, distinct language of the ANETUNO is another noteworthy thing to look out for tomorrow at the Aba Festival ;)

The origin of the Aba Cultural Festival is almost lost to memory due to lack of historical records.

Aba Festival is a celebration of victory by the hunters over the initial settlers of the land now known and described as Igarra-Etuno.

There is so much to learn from the Aba Festival and what better way to learn than to be there live or watch a Live Stream of the event.

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Oyibo Ediri
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