Ogwu Ekpeye is a festival traditionally celebrated by Ekpeye tribe in Rivers State. It is celebrated yearly and in the honour of the first daughters.
Before the commencement of this festival, the monarch, called Eze Igbu Ubie of Ubie kingdom in Ahoada West Local Government Area, Eze Maxwell A. Okpokiri, declares it open, after which there are traditional activities such as visitations, folklores, festival rites, masquerade display and others.
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Ogwu Ekpeye is annual festival celebrated in honor of first daughters, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1
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