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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Ulor Festival: How Asaba Youth Celebrated It

 Preparation at the village level, these youths woke up as early as 4am to prepare
 Two families (Okonta and Odiwe) at umuekwo Ogbe-Obi pu;;ed their energies together with a common faith that this year's Ulor Festival must usher in the best, IGWE BU IKE.
 Burning away before dawn all the past years's ills, misfortune and set-backs
 More of Ani Ahaba Youth At Ihu-Ani Ajaji, preparing for the Festival with chants of faith and flame of purification

 Cleansing as of fire, Ani Ahaba youths sanitizing the town with their faith and strength
 Like our  feather's conquered illand bad-luck, in same spirit and faith, we cleanse and make our land pure with faith, works, thoughts and actions.

Towards Dawn, After casting their Log Of Woods Into The River Bank Shrine Of Onishe Ahaba, Ani Ahaba Youth, gather at the great Oma Shrine, to be administered the white chalk, Nzu Ocha by Ohene Ahaba. After which in groups they dance home with the abundant chant of OLOKOTO IPO

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