Dance

Ọkanga Masquerade Dance

Nigeria

Egwu Mmọnwụ Ọkanga bụ nke ndi Okwoamankwọ Ngwo. Ọkanga a bụ egwu ndi ukwe na-agba, agbashi ike. Sọ ụmụ nwoke bụ ihe na-agba egwú a. Eji ya eje akwamozu, ịgba nkwụ, ma ọ bụru na enwee ihe a na-eme na gọọmentị ugbua, egwu a na-eje ebe ahụ.

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Egwu Mmọnwụ Ọkanga bụ nke ndi Okwoamankwọ Ngwo.

01 · What it is
Dance

Live movement, rhythm, costume, or staged dramatic performance passed between generations.

02 · Where & name
Nigeria

Placed on record in Nigeria.

03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.

04 · Proof & reuse
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Ngwa Égwu ỌkangaAna enyi uwe na-acha agwa dị iche iche eberisiri eberi were agba egwú a.
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What is Ọkanga Masquerade Dance in plain words?

Egwu Mmọnwụ Ọkanga bụ nke ndi Okwoamankwọ Ngwo.

Where is Ọkanga Masquerade Dance practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Ọkanga Masquerade Dance in Nigeria.

What is the current condition of Ọkanga Masquerade Dance today?

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The tradition & historical record

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Egwu Mmọnwụ Ọkanga bụ nke ndi Okwoamankwọ Ngwo. Ọkanga a bụ egwu ndi ukwe na-agba, agbashi ike. Sọ ụmụ nwoke bụ ihe na-agba egwú a. Eji ya eje akwamozu, ịgba nkwụ, ma ọ bụru na enwee ihe a na-eme na gọọmentị ugbua, egwu a na-eje ebe ahụ. Na obodo nwe egwu a, a na eji ya akwa ndị nọ na otu mmọnwu a ma ha nwụọ. Ndị na-agba egwú a bụ ụmụaka, ndị okenye na-agbakwa, mana mmụọnwụ pụta, mmụọnwụ a nwe egwu a pụta, ụmụaka ama agbazị egwu ahụ, ụmụnwaayi agaghị agbakwa egwu ahụ ozọkwa. O nwere usoro eji ágbá egwu Ọkanga. Ọ bụrụ na ị chọrọ ka ọgaranya bia akwamozu, ị ga ebunye ndị nka ahụ nwe Ọkanga ahụ mmanya. Ha ṅuchaa mmanya, ebuzie egwu a gawazie ebe aga emezi ya bu akwamozu. Ọbụghị onye yi ezigbo ákwà dị ọcha na agba egwu a maka aga ete unyi n'ákwà ahụ. Ọkanga bu Égwu eji ike na obi añuri agba [1]. 1

Ngwa Égwu Ọkanga

Ana enyi uwe na-acha agwa dị iche iche eberisiri eberi were agba egwú a. A na-eyi aka n'olu na ma jiri ọdụ ehi n'aka abụọ tinyere iberibe asịsa ana eyi n'ukwu na ikpere. Ndị n'aka ya egwu a n'agwa isi agụ na okpu ndị nze iji gosipụtakwa omenala 1

Ndị a bụ ụfọdụ ngwa eji akụ egwu ọkanga. 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Egwu Mmọnwụ Ọkanga”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

Ọkanga Masquerade Dance is recorded in open cultural data. The structured record cited below does not describe the practice, and this entry has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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