The Historical Egbema Egbesu Festival is Here Again in Ajakurama, The Ancestral Home of the Ijaw War Deity; Egbesu

The traditional headquarters of Egbema kingdom Ajakurama in Edo State, is in agog as the crème de la crème of the Izon nation and Niger Delta congregate to celebrate this year's Egbesu festival in grandeur. The spectacular Egbesu festival is an annual ritual which commenced from time immemorial and since then its preservation has been an obligation to the Ibe-Ebidouwei 1 of the Niger Delta. However, while custom and tradition is buried by the Iconoclasts, it is exhumed and preserved by those who value and respect the sanctity of ancient tradition. Nonetheless, it can be agreed no less that the culture of a people defines as well as distinguishes them from others and ultimately make them stand tall in the comity of nations with rich cultural heritage. Though, while it is abundantly evident that custom and culture overlap and often used interchangeably, we shall restrict ourselves to the age long practice of celebrating one of the ancient landmarks of the Izon nation; the supreme Egb...